Founders
The code of Hammurabi lays out the ___________ of society.
Laws and consequences
The area where the Tigris and Euphrates meet is called ___________________.
Mesopotamia
During the Neolithic revolution, who organized the large irrigation projects?
The government
These ancient rulers were viewed as god-kings and controlled society in Egypt.
Pharaohs.
What type of religion was practiced by most Indus Valley civilizations prior to Judaism?
(think multiple gods)
Polytheistic
The founder of Judaism was _______________.
Abraham
Yearly floods produced ___________ which helped farmer's crops grow healthier and more abundantly.
silt
What was a major effect of farmers becoming hunter-gatherers?
Change in diet
Which city were the 3 great pyramids found in?
Giza
A family maintaining government power for many generations is called a ____________.
dynasty
What was the country was where Buddhism was founded?
India
One negative aspect of river flooding facing the Sumerians was __________________.
Flooding times were unpredictable.
What economic benefit of the neolithic revolution began once surplus food developed?
Trade developed
The most famous mummy to be recovered (according to the video) was ___________.
Tutenaken (King Tut)
Which pharao was the most ruthless to the Egyptian people? (according to the video)
Ramses II
What was the name of the hierarchy structure of Hindu society?
The caste system.
The nickname for the area of Mesopotamia is known as the ___________ crescent.
fertile
1.Need to hunt for food decrease; 2. communities were created; 3. food surplus developed; 4.______________
Food surpluses allowed vocations to develop
The predictable yearly flooding happened in what river?
The Nile
Having different job categories is known as _______________.
Ex. priests, scribes, farmers, soldiers
specialization
Who founded Buddhism?
(Buddha's real name)
Siddhartha Gautama
What did the Mesopotamians dig to transport water from the rivers to their farmland?
irrigation ditches
Trade among different city-states was possible due to what two inventions?
the wheel and the sail
The giant stone carving of a mythical creature with a human's head is called ______________.
(the nose is broken off)
The Sphinx
Who is the founder of Hinduism? (think about it)
no specific founder