Chapter 2 Highlights Flashcards
Egypt & The Indus River Valley
Why did people settle around the Nile River?
Because of annual floods deposited life-giving soil for farming, and the river provided a way to move trade goods north and south
The Egyptians practiced polytheism or monotheism?
Polytheism
Osiris was the lord of?
the underworld and vegetation in Egyptian Religion
Why was it important that people were mummified?
Because the soul used the body in life after death.
How was the hierarchy structured in Egypt?
King at the top and 90% at the bottom laboring to feed the upper class
What happened around 3100 BC, Egypt?
A powerful ruler united Egypts two kingdoms
When was the Old Kingdom?
2600 to 2180 BC
When were Kings known as Pharaohs?
The Old Kingdom.
What were the pyramids built for?
Tombs for the kings
After strife what and when was Egypt united under?
The Middle Kingdom around 2100 B.C.
Did Art, literature and Commerce thrive during the Middle Kingdom? Did the Government operate well?
yes
What was the writing system in Egypt?
hieroglyphics
How did scholars decipher hieroglyphics?
The Rossetta Stone
When did Civilization develop in Indus River Valley?
Around 2500 BC
What created fertile floodplains in Indus River Valley?
Seasonal Rains
When were the ancient cities of Indus Valley found?
The 1920s
Were the Cities small or large (Indus Valley)?
Large
What did the people of Indus Valley grow large amounts of?
Wheat and rice.
Did the people of Indus Valley develop a writing system?
Yes and it has yet to be deciphered yet.
Where did the first civilizations develop in China?
Near Huang He and Yangtze Rivers
What did farmers grow in the first Chinese Civilizations?
Millet and Rice
What did Ancient Chinas society center on?
family
Why did people make offerings to ancestors?
They believed the ancestors would then influence the gods for them.
How did Chinese kings pass on their authority?
To other family members to make rolling dynasties
