Government
This Babylonian emperor had his laws written down
Who was Hammurabi?
This allowed modern scholars to understand hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta stone?
This is a government in which rule is based on religious authority
What is theocracy?
This occurs when trade allows different groups of people to exchange ideas and customs as well as goods.
What is cultural diffusion?
The first civilizations thrived around these
What are rivers?
Mesopotamia had no central government. They were a collection of these
What is a City-State?
They contributed to writing by introducing the first written symbols
Who were the Sumerians?
Hinduism and Buddhism share this belief
What is Reincarnation and/or Enlightenment?
This arc of land spans from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
What was the Fertile Crescent?
China was isolated because of this
What is geography? (mountains, deserts, bodies of water)
This dynasty lasted longer than any other in Chinese history
What is the Zhou dynasty?
The oldest known work of literature comes from Sumer and is written in this language
What is cuneiform?
Zoroastrianism shares these beliefs with Christianity and Islam
What is Monotheism, Afterlife (good and bad place)?
Because it is rich in these, India produced many desirable goods
What are natural resources?
Egypt developed along this river and Mesopotamia along this river
What is Nile and Tigris and Euphrates?
Chandragupta was the first emperor of this empire
What was the Maurya Empire?
A reader must memorize thousands of characters to understand these written language
What is Chinese, Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics
This allowed new rulers in China to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
This group dominated trade in the ancient Mediterranean
Who were the Phoenicians?
River valleys provided rich soil to grow plentiful crops
How did geography affect the growth/rise of ancient civilizations?
Laws were organized and written down
Why was Hammurabi’s Code significant?
Created a system of script known as Cuneiform
How did Mesopotamians contribute to writing?
One commonality that all 4 river valley civilizations had
What is polytheism?
Indus Valley Civilization established trade with which other ancient civilization
What is Mesopotamia?
Yellow River has also been known as the “China’s Sorrows” because
What are unpredictable floods?