Egypt
Egyptian kings, who were looked at as representatives of gods is...
What is a Pharaoh
What country was the Indus Valley Civilization found
India (modern day Pakistan, India)
A series of rulers from a single family is a...
What is a Dynasty.
A city and its surrounding lands that function as an independent political unit is a...
What is City-State.
The Neolithic (Agriculture) Revolution occurred when people discovered how to ---
grow food and domesticate animals.
A type of government in which rule is based on religious authority is...
What is a Theocracy
How did the Neolithic Revolution alter the social patterns of humans?
It led to the creation of settled communities.
The first Dynasty of China
The two major rivers located in Mesopotamia are the ________________ and _______________.
Tigris and Euphrates
what did each of the ancient civilizations have in common?
They first began along river valleys
Why were Egyptian farmers more fortunate than the farmers of Mesopotamia
The Nile flooded at regularly and peacefully intervals; the Tigris and Euphrates flooded irregularly
A fortified building, overlooking other buildings and are further evidence of a sound system of defense.
What is a citadel
What was one similarity between the ancient civilization of Egypt and China?
They both had written forms of communication
One lasting impact of early civilizations was
the creation of laws
What time in the past does "prehistoric" refer to
before the invention of writing
Why was Egypt called the "Gift of the Nile"?
Irrigation from the Nile provided for farming in a desert region.
A wind that shifts in direction at certain times each year is called a...
What is a Monsoon.
The belief in more than one god is...
What is Polytheism.
A plain within the Fertile Crescent; a term that in Greek means “land between rivers” is
What is Mesopotamia.
Which group was the first to believe in monotheism
The Hebrews
The ancient Egyptian Civilization lasted for about 3000 years. This indicates that…
Egyptians had a stable government and economy.
Which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley
Cities were planned and had their own plumbing and sewage systems.
How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China?
It allowed new rulers to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty.
The Babylonian ruler who put together a code of laws to unify the diverse groups within his empire is...
Who is Hammurabi.
Why was the development of government necessary in early cities such as Ur
maintenance of order among soaring populations