Early Civilization
2 terms in which we now use to tell the year that is considered more politically correct
Before Common Era, Common Era
2 rivers that make up the Fertile Crescent
Tigris and Euphrates
This is the wide-spread, triangle part of Ancient Egypt’s main river. It is located in Lower Egypt.
Nile River Delta
Chinese legend says that this individual brought civilization to China, that he came from a dragon, and he saved China from a major flood.
Fu Xi
Known best for their carefully laid out cities (Mogenjo Daro), this group had a writing system, but we can not translate it.
Harrapans
The process of cultivating and growing plants and animals that allowed people to begin living in one location
Domestication
First person to conquer all the Sumer city-states
The great pyramid of Giza was build by this ancient pharaoh.
Khufu
This was Ancient China’s greatest trading commodity and a closely guarded secret for thousands of years.
Silk
This divided Indian society into groups based on a person’s birth, wealth, or occupation.
The Caste System
Type of society that humans first lived where they were nomads.
Hunter-Gatherer societies
Wedge-shaped writing style of ancient Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
Name the 3 time periods of Ancient Egypt.
Old, Middle, New
This idea that gods only support a just ruler and would not allow a corrupt ruler.
Mandate of Heaven
Siddhartha Gautama reached nirvana, and tried to teach others about the Four Noble Truths so they could reach the absence of suffering too in this religion/philosophy
Buddhism
Name 3 pillars of civilization discussed in class
Centralized Government, Organized Religion, Social Class, Arts/Infrastructure, Writing System
What empire did Cyrus the Great help expand?
Persian Empire
A relatively minor king, this person is well known today because his tomb was untouched before its discovery.
King Tut
This Chinese ruler was known for connecting the Great Wall of China and for the Terra Cotta Warriors that were to protect him in the after life.
Shi Huangdi
In Hinduism, the goal is to break the cycle of reincarnation (Moksha) and join the universal spirit named...
Brahman
This point in time is also called the Old Stone Age
Paleolithic Age
One of the first written codes of law was produced by this Babylonian king
Hammurabi
This translated the Egyptian writing system, hieroglyphics, so it was able to be read.
Rosetta Stone
Known most for their tribal culture, horseback riding, and warfare, this group was able to establish an empire that stretch from China all the way to the gates of Europe
Mongols
This Mauryan Empire ruler greatly expanded the empire, but then turned to domestic issuers like (roads, laws, religion) after losing many men in the Kalinga Campaign.
Ashoka