RVC GOSHEN Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
A great area to start a civilization. Has fertile land.	River Valley
Large areas such as a city	Urban
The mixing together of different customs/culture through travel and trade	Cultural Diffusion
The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.	Irrigation
Mesopotamian code of law	Hammurabi's Code
what are the 4 river valley civilizations?	mesopotamia, egypt, indus, china
Belief in many gods	polytheism
A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. Usually city center, protected by wall with surrounding farmland.	City-state
The writing that developed in Mesopotamia	cuneiform
How were Mohenjo-Dara and Harrappa advanced cities?	sewage system, two-story buildings, grid lay out
What rivers did ancient Mesopotamian civilization develop on?	Tigris & Euphrates
What rivers did ancient Indus civilization develop on?	Indus & Ganges
What rivers did ancient China civilization develop on?	Yangtze & Yellow (Huang He)
What is the Mandate of Heaven?	The idea in ancient China that as long as the Emperor rules in a good way, his dynasty will continue; however, if the emperor is evil, heaven will take away his dynasty's continuation
What is the place of worship within Mesopotamia?	Ziggurats
Positive effect of monsoons in indus valley.	provided water supply for agriculture/farming
What did geographic barriers such as mountains and deserts provide for a civilization?	Isolation, protection from invaders
What is the name of the group that is below the caste system?	the Untouchables
What was the name of the system with no social mobility?	the Caste System
What is a dynasty?	A family that rules a country or an empire for a long period of time.
Please describe the Paleolithic Era.	nomads lived in small groups and moved to new areas as food became scarce
Define: Nomads	People who move from place to place in search of food.
Define: Agricultural Revolution	the beginning of an agricultural way of life and more permanent civilizations.
On which continent did humans first appear?	Africa
The early civilizations of the Nile River Valley, Mesopotamia, and the Yellow River Valley were similar because they were	River Valley Civilizations
Define: Mandate of Heaven	The Chinese Emperor was chosen by the gods to lead the people
True or False: During the Paleolithic Era, the population was small.	True
The caste system organized people into	Social Classes
Typical jobs for people during Paleolithic Era	Hunter Gatherers
People who moved from place to place as a means of survival	Nomads
Agricultural Revolution	a change of lifestyle from hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement
An effect of the neolithic revolution was	the birth of cities/civilizations surplus of food higher population new jobs/skills developed
What purpose did Hammurabi's Code serve for civilization?	It provided structure, organization, and laws for people in his city-state. Laws are needed for order in society.
The Himalayan Mountains, Ganges and Indus Rivers, and Deccan Plateau are all geographic features of	Indus Valley
T or F: Within the caste system, people were able to move up in their social class easily.	FALSE- No social mobility!!!!

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