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River Valleys Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mesopotamia's 2 Rivers | Tigris and Euphrates |
| The method early river valleys used to deal with drought and flooding | irrigation |
| RV's believed that gods controlled_______________. | All human and natural activities |
| 1st written code of laws | Hammurabi's Code |
| Ancient Israelite faith | Judaism |
| List the characteristics of a civilization | Writing, cities, art, religion, class division, government |
| Idea that all laws should apply equally to everyone | Rule of law |
| Impt. idea spread by Phoenicians | alphabet |
| founder of Buddhism | Siddhartha Gautama |
| This determines a person's job, marriage, and social group in ancient India. | caste system |
| Religion that believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desiring things. | Buddhism |
| Religion that believes in the Eightfold Path. | Buddhism |
| Golden Age of India | Gupta Empire |
| Name one of the Four Noble Truths | Life is full of suffering |
| The Untouchables are ___________ everyone else in the caste system. | below |
| He based his rule on the ideas of Legalism. | Shihuangdi |
| Live a simple life and live close to nature | Daoism |
| Nickname of the Huang He | China's Joy and China's Sorrow |
| He believed everyone should do his/her duty. | Confucius |
| This linked China with the Middle East and Rome | Silk Road |
| This helped ideas spread around the world. | trade |
| Contributions of the Egyptians | # system based on 10, papyrus, sphinx, advances in medicine |
| Contributions of the Harappans | 1st to grow cotton, planned cities, sanitation system |
| Contributions of Sumer | # system based on 60, wheel, plow, and sailboat |
| River the Harappan civilization was located on. | Indus River |
| River the Egyptian civilization was located on. | Nile River |
| The region Mesopotamia was located in is now called this. | The Middle East |
| Exports sent along the Silk Road by China | silk, tea, porcelain and spices |
| Goal of Daoism and Confucianism | Peace and order in society |