Mesopotamia
This metal was used to make weapons, tools, and chariots.
Bronze
This invention carried waste away from homes and buildings.
What are clay pipes
These two rivers supported Mesopotamian civilization.
Name an example of a complex institution
What is religious temple or government
________ or _________ _______ highlighted social classes with some being elaborate with many objects and others being very sparse/or over crowded
Tombs or Burial Sites
Name the 2 main cities in the Indus River Valley
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
This river is also known as the Huang He.
What is the Yellow River?
What is the purpose of writing during ancient civilization times?
For record keeping, laws and communication
These two major cities were important centers in Mesopotamia.
Babylon and Ur
This term describes a series of rulers from the same family who pass power down from generation to generation
What is a dynasty?
These were used for communication, though their meaning is not fully understood.
What are square seals?
Name the 2 modern-day countries that the Indus River Valley was once home to
What is India and Pakistan?
Which of the following is an example of “specialized workers”?
a) Enslaved people
b) One person doing all jobs
c) People doing specific jobs like priest, farmer, or potter
d) People moving to a new city
c)People doing specific jobs like priest, farmer, or potter
What was the purpose of oracle bones?
For record keeping, to forsee the future.
These are the names of seasonal winds
Monsoons
What is the name of the Mountain range on the northern part of the Indus River Valley?
What are the Himalayas
Having large population centers is an example of this trait.
According to our studies, this is the importance of Hammurabi's Code of Laws.
It was the first written code of law.
This was an important city of the Shang Dynasty.
What is Anyang?
These specialized workers helped the economy by buying and selling goods.
Merchants and Traders
Describe how Monsoons affected civilizations
Flooding made civilizations build above ground, helped they know what crops to plant
Compare how Mesopotamia, the Shang Dynasty, and the Indus River Valley each showed the trait of improved technology by giving one example from each civilization.
What are irrigation canals (Mesopotamia), bronze tools and weapons (Shang Dynasty), and clay pipe drainage systems or grid like planning of cities (Indus River Valley)