Seppala World History Ch. 2 River Valley Civilizations

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What is the name we give the arc of land between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea?

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The Fertile Crescent

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This geographic feature was the "heartland" of Ancient China.

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North China Plain

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This natural barrier lies between India and China.

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The Himalaya Mountains

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This legendary hero of Mesopotamia has his epic adventures detailed in one of the earliest works of literature.

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Gilgamesh

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This Fertile Crescent region, about the size of Massachusetts, was the site of the first civilization.

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Sumer

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What geographic feature was located to the east of Ancient China?

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the Yellow Sea

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This word refers to a series of rulers all from the same family.

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Dynasty

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This arc of land between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea differs from the surrounding area in the richness of the its land.

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Fertile Crescent

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This results when several peoples or nations are united under one ruler.

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Empire

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The process by which ideas, beliefs, and products of one people are shared with and accepted by another group of people.

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Cultural Diffusion

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This political unit operates much like an independent country, even though it shares a culture with other areas.

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City-State

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This guy created the world's first known empire.

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Sargon

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The name of this land means "land between the rivers."

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Mesopotamia

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This word describes a belief in many gods.

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Polytheism

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This ruler was famous for his law code, which helped to unify his empire.

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Hammurabi

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This Egyptian ruler was considered to be both a god and a king.

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Pharaoh

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A form of writing, such as hieroglyphics, in which pictures stand for ideas.

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Pictographs

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Which ancient city featured carefully planned cities with grid-like streets and sophisticated plumbing and sewage?

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Harrapa (the Harrapan Culture)

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Following an invasion from the north, this Chinese dynasty fell from power, but it pretended to rule from the city of Luoyang for another 500 years.

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Zhou

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The first Chinese dynasty, which ruled for about 500 years, and was the first to leave written records.

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Shang

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In China the rise, fall, and replacement of families of rulers is called the ____.

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Dynastic Cycle

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This system of governing features land that is owned by the king, but given to nobles to use in exchange for their loyalty.

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Feudalism

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The two major cities of the Indus Valley.

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Harrapa
Mohenjo-Daro

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The archaeological finds in the Indus River Valley show that building were constructed of oven-baked bricks that were all ___________.

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The Same Size

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Seasonal winds that result in both rainy and dry periods on the Indian subcontinent.

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Monsoons

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Another name for the civilization in the Indus River Valley.

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Harrapan Civilization

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Why is Narmer a key legendary figure in the history of Egypt?

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He united Upper and Lower Egypt

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This is the kind of paper the Egyptians used. It was made from reeds that grow around the Nile River.

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Papyrus

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The process of mummification was connected to the Egyptian belief in this.

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An afterlife

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A government ruled by religious leaders, such as the pharaohs of Egypt, is known as a ___________.

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Theocracy

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What protected the Ancient Egyptians from its enemies?

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Deserts on either side of the Nile River Valley.

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Another word for river rapids.

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Cataract

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This is a triangular deposit at the mouth of a river.

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Delta

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What purpose did the pyramids of Egypt serve?

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Tombs

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This concept allowed the rulers of Ancient China to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty.

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Mandate of Heaven

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What was the major advantage of the Ancient Chinese system of writing?

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People all over China could read it even though they might speak a different language.

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The farmers of Ancient Egypt were more fortunate than the farmers of Mesopotamia because . . .

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The Nile flooded at more regular intervals than did the Tigris and the Euprates

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Why do we know so little about the people of Indus Valley?

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We cannot decipher their written language.

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Did the people of the Indus Valley ever trade with the people of Sumer?

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Yes. Indus seals have been found in Sumer and Sumerian items have been found in the Indus Valley.

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What did Egyptian women and Mesopotamian women have in common?

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They could both pursue careers and own property.

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In 2500 B.C., what was happening in Egypt compare to the civilization in the Indus Valley?

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The pyramids were being built in Egypt at this time, while the foundations were just being laid for cities in the Indus River Valley.

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When did the Indus Valley civilizations ultimately disappear?

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About 1500 B.C.

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When did the first civilization develop in Sumer?

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Around 3500 B.C.

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What kind of societal structure existed in Egypt?

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A pyramid. The royal families on top, the upper class, then the middle class, followed by the lower class, and finally the slaves at the bottom.

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Which river we have studied is the longest in the world?

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The Nile at 4100 miles.

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What discovery in 1799 enabled us to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics?

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the Rosetta Stone