Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China

Question 1

fertile crescent

Answer 1

an arc of rich farmland in southwest Asia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Question 2

Mesopotamia

Answer 2

A plain between two rivers

Question 3

city-state

Answer 3

a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit

Question 4

Dynasty

Answer 4

a series of rulers from a single family

Question 5

cultural diffusion

Answer 5

the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another

Question 6

polytheism

Answer 6

belief in many gods

Question 7

empire

Answer 7

a political unit; peoples or countries are ruled by one leader

Question 8

Hammurabi

Answer 8

Ruler of the Babylonian Empire; code of laws

Question 9

delta

Answer 9

a marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the end of a river

Question 10

Narmer

Answer 10

an ancient Egyptian King; believed to have united Upper and Lower Egypt

Question 11

Pharoah

Answer 11

Egyptian god-kings who were looked upon as powerful and “god-like”

Question 12

Theocracy

Answer 12

a type of government in which rule is based on religious authority

Question 13

Pyramid

Answer 13

a large structure that was built as a resting place for the Kings of the Old Kingdom

Question 14

Mummification

Answer 14

the way in which Royals’ bodies were preserved after death

Question 15

Hieroglyphics

Answer 15

the Egyptians’ writing system; like a carving

Question 16

papyrus

Answer 16

were made from papyrus reeds and were used for writing

Question 17

subcontinent

Answer 17

a large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent

Question 18

monsoon

Answer 18

a wind that shifts in direction at certain times of each year and carries moisture or dry air, dominated the Indus Valley climate

Question 19

Harappan Civilization

Answer 19

the Indus Valley civilization that arose along the Indus River; had a grid-like plan

Question 20

Dynastic Cycle

Answer 20

the patterns of rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties

Question 21

loess

Answer 21

a fertile deposit of windblown soil

Question 22

oracle bone

Answer 22

one of the animal bones or tortoise shells used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the gods

Question 23

Mandate of Heaven

Answer 23

in Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be basis of royal authority

Question 24

Feudalism

Answer 24

a political system in which nobles are granted the use of the King’s lands in exchange for their military service and protection