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Traits of Civilization
100
This system of government in China was based on land and tenants
What is feudalism?
100
The name of this Chinese desert means "go in, you don't come out"
What is the Taklimakan Desert?
100
The name of Egypt's ruler, believed to be a god after he died
What is a pharaoh?
100
Another word for prehistoric humans
What is a hominid?
100
A civilization needs this so that people have the food they need to survive
What is a stable food supply?
200
Ancestor worship.
What did people worship in the Shang religion?
200
This river is one of the most dangerous in the world because of its flooding
What is the Huang He (Yellow River)?
200
The special kind of tomb built for Egyptian pharaohs
What is a pyramid?
200
A hominid that walked on two feet ("Lucy")
What is a biped?
200
A civilization needs this so that people know what their job is supposed to be (hint: it's pyramid-shaped)
What is a social structure?
300
Bronze
Which metal is made of copper and tin?
300
This mountain range acts as a barrier between China and India
What are the Himalaya Mountains?
300
The name of the kind of writing the Egyptians used
What are hieroglyphics?
300
The continent where the oldest hominid bones have been found
What is Africa?
300
A civilization needs this so that people have something to believe in (faith)
What is religion?
400
This dynasty overthrew the Shang and took over China
What is the Zhou dynasty?
400
This river in Egypt is the longest river in the world
What is the Nile River?
400
The ancient Egyptians did this to dead bodies in order to preserve them
What is mummification?
400
Upright Man was the first hominid to use this for warmth and protection
What is fire?
400
A civilization needs this in order to make life easier? (hint: so you don't have to make everything by hand)
What is technology?
500
A power or law believed to be granted by a god
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
500
This word means "the land between two rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
500
Egypt's greatest pharaoh
Who is Ramses the Great?
500
The first hominids to bury their dead and be expert tool-makers (hint: they're on the Geico commercials)
What are Neanderthals?
500
A civilzation needs this in order to communicate and keep track of information
What is writing?