Civilizations
Mesopotamia
India
Egypt
China
100

Civilization began where?

Fertile Crescent

100

Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers.

Euphrates and Tigris Rivers

100

Seasonal winds that brought heavy rains and shaped farming in India.

Monsoons

100

This river was the lifeline of ancient Egypt.

Nile River

100

What 3 geographical features did China have that isolated it from the rest of the world?

Mountains, deserts, bodies of water (seas)

200

All ancient civilizations practiced some form of this religion.

Polytheism

200

Earliest written laws

Hammurabi's Code

200

The rigid class system in India was known as this

Caste System

200

This title was given to the rulers of Egypt.

Pharaoh 

200

In China, rulers claimed the right to rule from the gods. This is known as:

Mandate of heaven

300

Most ancient civilizations had this form of government (3/4)

Theocracy 

300

This Mesopotamian temple was built in the center of cities for worship.

ziggurat

300

Ancient Indians believed in karma. What does Karma mean in the Hindu religion?

if you perform your dharma (your duty/caste) in this life, you will will be rewarded in your next life (reincarnation) by moving up the caste system. 

300

What evidence do historians have that the Ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife?

tomb paintings, hieroglyphs decorating/placing objects of value in tombs, mumification process 

300

This Chinese philosophy was put in place to restore order during the Warring States Period

Confucianism 

400

A system that ranks people in a society based on their occupation/power, where some people have more influence or privileges than others is called

Social Hierarchy

400

What is Mesopotamia today? (country)

Iraq

400

What is the name of the world's oldest religion that began in Ancient India?

Hinduism

400

How did one become Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt?

They inherited it

400

This process of rise, decline, and replacement of the previous ruling family in China is called the:

Dynastic Cycle

500

What are the 7 characteristics of civilization?

Cities, government, religion, social structure, writing, art, technology

500

Rather than being one cohesive kingdom, Mesopotamia was divided into separate ___ _____.

city-states

500

Due to lack of evidence of a formal social hierarchy, historians believe that the Indus Valley was an _______ society. 

Egalitarian (equal)

500

What could women do in Ancient Egypt that most other ancient civilizations would not allow women to do?


  • Women could own property

  • Women could own a business

  • Women could testify in court

  • Women could get divorced

500

What governmental system developed during the Zhou dynasty?

Feudalism