Mesopotamian Civilization
Means "between the rivers".
What is Mesopotamia?
Title given to the kings and queens of Egypt.
The chief god in Hunduism.
Who is Brahman?
The written and other recorded events of people.
What is history?
Professional writers.
Who are scribes?
A region in southwest Asia that was the site of the world's 1st civilizations.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
An early form of paper made from a reed in the Nile Delta.
What is papyrus?
The representation of a Hindu god / goddess in human or animal form.
What is an avatar?
A period of time during which early humans made lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone.
What is the Stone Age?
Stories that are passed down by word of mouth.
What are oral traditions?
The Sumerian temple or place of worship.
What is a Ziggurat?
This king became one of the greatest pharaohs of the New Kingdom
Who is Thutmose III?
The religious and moral duties of each person.
What is Dharma?
When there is more food than what is needed.
What is a food surplus?
Scientists who examine objects to learn about past peoples and cultures.
What are archeologists?
This was based on Sumerian codes, and contained 282 laws.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
The Egyptians used this to find solutions to problems they faced everyday.
What is mathematics?
One of the Hindu religious texts.
What is the Upanishads?
A worker who is especially skilled in crafting items by hand.
What is an artisan?
A city that is also a separatem independent state.
What is a city-state?
A set of symbols that represent the sounds of the language.
What is the Phonecian Alphabet?
The chief god of the ancient Egyptians.
Who is Amon-Re?
The Indian empire founded by Chandragupta.
What is the Maurya Empire?
A group of people having similar backgrounds, incomes, and ways of living.
What is a social class?
A society that has cities, a central government run by official leaders, and workers who specialize in various jobs.
What is a civilization?