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Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
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100
This is another name given to the Mesopotamian region because of its good soil.
the Fertile Crescent.
100
What is the name given to the style of writing found on ancient Egyptian artifacts?
Hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics.
100
What is the Mountain Range that lies on the northern border of India?
The Himalayas.
100

The name of the two major rivers in China.

What are the Huang He (Yellow) and the Yangtze Rivers

100

A time of peace and prosperity for a civilization.

"Golden Age"

200
This was the largest and most important structure in a Sumerian city.
a ziggurat.
200
People whose job was to write and keep records were called ______.
scribes.
200

This polytheistic religion originated in India.

Hinduism

200

Yellow tinted silt left after the floods

Loess

200

Name this type of note-taking system:

I. Main Topic

    A. Subtopic

        1. specific details

Outline notes

300
These are the names of the two main rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
300
Why did ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead?
To ensure they went to the afterlife.
300
India is what type of geographic feature?
A subcontinent.
300

This was used to communicate with the gods; tortoise shells or Ox bone.

Oracle Bones

300

Name the 7 characteristics of a civilization (acronym).

Geography, Social, Political, Religion, Intellect, Technology, Economic

400
The process by which Mesopotamians brought water from rivers to their fields is called ________.
irrigation.
400

The name of the Egyptian god that weighed the heart of the dead before they entered the afterlife.

Who is Anubis?

400

The name of the religious text in ancient India

The Vedas or Rig Veda

400

This polytheistic religion originated in India and became popular in China.

Buddhism

400

Triangular landform created by deposition of sediment that is carried by a river and empties into a larger body of water.

A delta

500
According to our studies, this is the importance of Hammurabi's Code of Laws.
It was the first written code of law.
500
How did Queen Hatshepsut primarily expand Egypt?
Through trade.
500

The group of people that are important to society but NOT a part of the social pyramid

Untouchables

500

Wars between Lords and city-states during the feudal system period in China

Warring States Period

500

A flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.

A plateau