indus river valley

Question 1

where were the earliest human civilizations all developed in?

Answer 1

river valleys

Question 2

what were the earliest civilizations protected by?

Answer 2

natural barriers

Question 3

what did many of the first civilizations have in common?

Answer 3

theocracy and pictograms

Question 4

mesopotamian king-priests made sacrifices on stepped temples called ____.

Answer 4

ziggurats

Question 5

some of these cultures also worshipped many deities and gods, believing in ___.

Answer 5

polytheism

Question 6

although isolated, ancient civilizations did trade. one example of trade is pots inscribed with _____, sumerian pictograms found in harappa on the indus river valley

Answer 6

cuneiform

Question 7

this is an example of ________ _________, the spread of goods or ideas between societies.

Answer 7

cultural diffusion

Question 8

we know abt these cultures from their written records, like the ______________, an egyptian holy book, and _____, the oldest written story from Sumer.

Answer 8

1) book of the dead
2) gilgamesh

Question 9

we know a great deal from the work of ________, scientists who study the human past.

Answer 9

archaeologists

Question 10

civilization

Answer 10

organized government and society w/ specific traits

Question 11

irrigation

Answer 11

watering of land

Question 12

cuneiform

Answer 12

means wedge shaped: sumerian writing

Question 13

ziggurat

Answer 13

mesopotamian structure used for worship, dedicated to patron god of the city

Question 14

hammurabi

Answer 14

had the first laws written down

Question 15

bronze

Answer 15

mix of tin and copper

Question 16

polytheism

Answer 16

belief in many gods

Question 17

sumer

Answer 17

formed the first civilization in mesopotamia

Question 18

fertile crescent

Answer 18

mesopotamia

Question 19

code of hammurabi

Answer 19

first written laws

Question 20

theocracy

Answer 20

religious leader is political leader

Question 21

city-state

Answer 21

a city and surrounding farmland that is an independent government

Question 22

artisans

Answer 22

skilled workers who make their product by hands

Question 22

mesopotamia

Answer 22

the land between two rivers

Question 23

scribes

Answer 23

people who write down information in ancient times

Question 24

sargon

Answer 24

created the worlds first empire

Question 25

empire

Answer 25

brings together more than one group of ppl under one ruler

Question 26

bronze age

Answer 26

the time that bronze was the most used metal

Question 27

hieroglyphics

Answer 27

egyptian writing

Question 28

pharaoh

Answer 28

name for the ruler of egypt

Question 29

hyksos

Answer 29

invaded egypt and took over the country using chariots

Question 30

ramses II

Answer 30

egyptian ruler who was the greatest builder in egypt

Question 31

hatshepsut

Answer 31

female pharaoh

Question 32

pictogram

Answer 32

writing that uses pictures not letters

Question 33

subcontinent

Answer 33

india for example. part of a continent that is separated by geographic features like mountains

Question 34

shang china

Answer 34

first chinese dynasty. on the yellow river

Question 35

indus valley

Answer 35

current day pakistan

Question 36

dynasty

Answer 36

rulers who come from the same family

Question 37

ancestor worship

Answer 37

belief that your ancestors helped to shape your life

Question 38

caste system

Answer 38

way that indian society was organized

Question 39

monsoons

Answer 39

seasonal winds that blow across india

Question 40

mandate of heaven

Answer 40

the gods gave the right to the rulers to rule and showed their feelings toward the ruler through acts of nature

Question 41

harappan civilization

Answer 41

lived in the indus river valley

Question 42

oracle bones

Answer 42

way the ancient chinese spoke to their gods to help make important decisions

Question 43

dynastic cycle

Answer 43

the process by which the chinese believe new dynasties came to power

Question 44

aryans

Answer 44

group that moved into india and brought the cast system

Question 45

vedas

Answer 45

religious books of the aryans

Question 46

hindu kush

Answer 46

mountains to the west of the indus river valley

Question 47

khyber pass

Answer 47

mountain path through the hindu kush mountains