Bingo: River Valley Civilizations

Cuneiform Hieroglyphics Loess City-State Artisan Polytheism Bazaar Cultural Diffusion Dynasty Epic of Gilgamesh Hammurabi’s Code Delta Ur Aryans Nubia Mandate of Heaven Xia Pyramids Rosetta Stone Khyber Pass Papyrus Levee Feudalism Citadel Monsoon Caste System Cradle of Civilization Fertile Crescent

Cuneiform The type of writing used in Sumer.

Hieroglyphics Egyptian form of writing.

Loess Yellow silt

City-State Each city and the land surrounding it.

Artisan Skilled worker

Polytheism Belief in many gods

Bazaar Open Air Market

Cultural Diffusion Spread of ideas and products from one group to another

Dynasty Hereditary rule- passing down control within a family

Epic of Gilgamesh Oldest story ever written

Hammurabi’s Code Single uniform law code of the Babylonians

Delta Triangle shaped area of land that is broad and marshy

Ur The capital of Mesopotamia

Aryans The group of people who took over the Indus civilization and implemented the Caste System

Nubia The Egyptian Trading Partner located south of Egypt on the Upper Nile

Mandate of Heaven This gave the Chinese emperors control as long as they were a just ruler

Xia The first dynasty to appear in China

Pyramids Tombs to bury pharaohs in

Rosetta Stone The tool that translates the Egyptian Langauge

Khyber Pass Migration route to the Indus Civilization through the Hindu Kush Mountains

Papyrus Paper like material made of reeds used for writing in Egypt

Levee Earthen Wall

Feudalism Government system used to control the large area of china by dividing it into regions

Citadel Major architectural feature of Harappan city

Monsoon Seasonal Wind

Caste System Rigid class system implemented by the Aryans

Cradle of Civilization Term used to describe River Valleys as the Beginning of Civilization

Fertile Crescent The curved area where Mesopotamia was located