3. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Key Terms Mesopotamia Egypt Indus Valley China

4. Define dynasty

5. Rulers from the same family

6. Define pharaoh

7. Ruler of Egypt believed to be a god

8. Define Silk Road

9. A series of trade routes connecting goods from Europe to China

10. Define ziggurat

11. A pyramid-like step temple found in Mesopotamia

12. Define cuneiform

13. The first system of writing using wedge-shaped symbols found in Mesopotamia

14. What is the nickname for Mesopotamia?

15. The Fertile Crescent

16. What two rivers are major influences in Mesopotamia?

17. The Tigris and Euphrates

18. Why is the Code Of Hammurabi Important?

19. It was the first evidence of written laws for a civilization

20. What invention of Mesopotamia was Created by Watching the stars?

21. A calendar

22. Identify 2 inventions of Mesopotamia and Explain why each is important

23. Calendar, wheel, Written language

24. What was the purpose of a pyramid?

25. A burial tomb for The royal families Of Egypt

26. What river allowed Egyptians to create an advanced civilization in Africa?

27. The Nile

28. How were the beliefs of the Egyptians similar to the Mesopotamians?

29. The Egyptians and Mesopotamians Believed in Many gods And goddesses

30. How did someone in Egypt become a pharaoh?

31. Pharaohs were born to be leaders and were believed to be gods on Earth

32. How was the written language of the Egyptians different from the Mesopotamians?

33. Egyptian hieroglyphics are pictograms used to represent words and ideas written on walls and papyrus

34. Name one present-day country in the Indus Valley.

35. Pakistan, Afghanistan, India

36. Name one of the two famous cities of the Indus River Valley

37. Mohenjo-Daro or Harappa

38. Give one example of public works crafted by the Harappa people

39. Drainage system, streets built on right angles, The Great Bath, public water well

40. Why is so little known about the culture of the Indus River Valley?

41. Historians cannot read their written language

42. What are two theories of what happened to the Indus Valley Civilization?

43. Attack, Over-use of the soil, earthquakes

44. What dynasty conquered all of China?

45. The Qin

46. What was the name of China’s first emperor

47. Shi Huangdi

48. Identify two examples of Human-environment Interaction in China

49. Creating a new river path through a mountain, creating a levee system for irrigation, the Great Wall of China

50. Identify three innovations of China

51. Use of iron weapons, use of blast furnaces, use of horses in battle, use of rapid fire cross bow, use of fire and ice erosion use of levees, use of paper money, creation of silk

52. Which dynasty replaced the Qin dynasty?

53. The Han dynasty