Mesopotamia
Another Name for Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
Who ruled over all of Egypt?
A Monsoon is
What was the main difference between China's rivers and the rivers of the other Ancient River Civilizations?
China's rivers were unpredictable and the other Ancient Civilizations had rivers with predictable floods.
Polytheistic means
Belief in many gods
The Tigris and Euphrates river flooded
Annually (once per year)
The Nile river's flooding was so predictable that
Egyptians made a calendar based off of it.
Brahmin, Ksatriyas, Vaishas, Kshudras, and Untouchables (The Dalit)
China's writing had how many characters?
10,000 Characters
In Hinduism there is a belief in reincarnation. What is reincarnation?
A belief that after death a person is able to live again.
A code of 282 laws based on "an Eye for an Eye" that was used to govern Mesopotamia.
Hammurabi's Code
The Rosetta Stone translated
Hieroglyphics to Cuneiform and Cuneiform to Greek
Hinduism is a __________ Religion. This means that they believed in many gods.
Polytheistic
Emperors of China thought that they had the Mandate of Heaven which meant they had
Approval of the gods to rule.
The First monotheistic Religion
Judaism
The writing of Mesopotamia influenced what other languages?
Greek, Latin, Spanish, and English
One of the most important technological innovation of the Indus River Valley was
Advanced Plumbing
What was the effect of having only 10% of land available for farming in Ancient China?
Food was an important resource and therefore the peasants who grew the food had a higher status than the soldiers and artisans.
The Sacred text of Confucianism
Why was agriculture so important?
People could make their own food, which led to food surpluses, which led to increased population.
What are the 5 Characteristics of a civilization?
Advanced Cities, Advanced technology, Record Keeping (writing), Specialized Workers, Complex Institutions (government and religion)
Before farming and agriculture, humans were _______ which means they moved from place to place.
Nomadic
The Neolithic revolution was when humans
discovered how to Farm and domesticate animals.
Buddhism began in what ancient civilization?
India