Vocabulary
A vocabulary term used to describe the type of religion of the Jewish people (different from Egyptians and Mesopotamians)
What is - Monotheistic
The early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China depended on this geographic feature to practice farming and agriculture.
What is - River valleys (fresh water, fertile soil)
The two rivers found in Mesopotamia
What is - Tigris and Euphrates
This giant structure was used as a tomb for the Pharaohs of Egypt to transition into the afterlife
What is - The Pyramids
This dynasty is considered to be India's Golden Age
What is - Gupta Empire
Man made objects that are discovered by Archeologists
What is - Artifacts (Bonus question: Organic, once-living remains are called what?)
This belief system was most common in the early River Valley Civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and India
What is - Polytheistic
Another term for Mesopotamia
What is - Fertile Crescent (Or land between the rivers)
The river that flowed through Egypt and helped to unify the region into one empire
What is - The Nile river
This Hindu belief in being reborn is also very closely connected with the Caste System
What is - Reincarnation
This vocabulary term describes some of the early governments of Egypt and Mesopotamia that were controlled by the religion or a religious person
What is - Theocracy
This key development in agriculture helped farmers to draw fresh water away from the rivers, into their crop fields and grow more crops
What is - Irrigation
These early pyramid structures were used as temples in ancient Mesopotamia
What are - Ziggurats
One of the earliest examples of laws that came from the Jewish faith, and continue to influence our legal system in the United States today
What are - The Ten Commandments
Who is - Confucius
This vocabulary term describes the change in human evolution from hunting and gathering, to farming and practicing agriculture.
What is - Neolithic Revolution?
The six keys to Civilization
What are - Cities, Government, Religion, Writing/Language, Social Structure, and Art/Architecture.
The goal of Hammurabi's Code
What is - to bring order and stability in society in the form of laws or legal code
This written language was used in Ancient Egypt for formal, religious purposes and is sometimes known as "sacred writings" or "priest carvings" using symbols and shapes to represent ideas or emotions.
What are - Hieroglyphics
This idea originated from ancient China and believed that people were evil by nature and required strict laws to govern their behavior
What is - Legalism
This vocabulary term describes the circular nature of Chinese rulers and also refers to many rulers that are handed down power from within their family, from generation to generation.
What is - Dynasty?
What is - Job Specialization / Division of labor
This written language was used in common, day to day life in Ancient Egypt
What is - Hieratic Script
The belief that society is organized into rigid social classes - also known as the caste system - is a central idea to which religion of the Indus River Civilization?
What is - Hinduism?