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What does Mesopotamia mean?
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The land between the rivers.
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The most important building in the city state was the ________.
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Ziggurat
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90% of Mesopotamian people were __________.
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Farmers
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Who was Sargon?
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Leader of the Akkadians established the first Empire.
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What was the first written language invented by the Sumerians?
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Cuneiform
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Egypt is located on the _______ _______.
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Nile River.
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Polytheistic
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To worship many gods.
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What are some Egyptian achievements?
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Medical knowledge (setting broken bones, cure diseases, brain surgery).
Used advanced mathematics (pie, geometry). |
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Who was the last Pharaoh of Egypt, who committed suicide?
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Cleopatra VII
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Canopic Jars
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Jars to hold mummified organs to be buried with a body.
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What are religions of India?
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Hinduism and Buddhism
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Who are the highest ranking in the caste system?
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Priest
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Aryans
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The chariot warriors from the north who took control of India.
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The capital of India is _____ ____.
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New Delhi
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The first civilization to grow cotton was ______.
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India
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What is a fundamental balance in nature between opposite but complimentary principles?
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yin and yang
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Who was the first Emperor of China who created China and also gave China it's name?
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Qin Shi Huangdi
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What production led to an increase in China's population?
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The production of rice.
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What are some examples of yin and yang?
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day-night, hot-cold, wet-dry, and male-female.
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Define philosophy.
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A system of basic beliefs about life.
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