Mesopotamia
What writing system did Mesopotamia use?
Cuneiform
Egyptian Inventions?
Pyramids, Great Sphinx, 365 Day calendar, mummification
The Decline of Indu's River Valley?
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What did Ancient China have in common with all other civilizations in their writing?
Used characters and symbols
What is polytheism?
The worship of many gods.
What inventions were most important?
writing, the wheel.
What is the Egyptian writing system?
Hieroglyphics
Indian, unpredictable, fertile soil, food, water
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Famous story written in Cuneiform.
What was the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Famously long story written in Cuneiform.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
Deciphered Hieroglyphics
Inventions of Aryans?
Inoculations (vaccines), Hinduism, created the Caste System.
Who was King Tut?
Egyptian Pharaoh who proved mummification worked?
Mesopotamian Social Classes?
Nobles, commoners, slaves
What was the Caste System?
Social Classes.
What is a Cultural Hearth?
Where civilization starts.
Mesopotamian, unpredictable floods, fertile soil, food, and water
What are the Egyptian social classes? (CHALLENGE)
Pharaoh, gov., soldiers, scribes, merchants, craftsmen, peasants, slaves.
What was the Caste System? (Name the classes)
Priests, rulers, merchants, servants. Untouchables (outside of Caste, social outcasts)
Where is the Yellow River located?
Ancient China