River Valley Civilizations Flashcards
(20 cards)
Know the characteristics of civilization.
Government culture and religion
What is mesopotamians writing system ?
Cunieform
What is the Chinese writing system?
Based one pictures
What is the Egyptians writing system?
Hieroglyphics
What was the Indus writing system?
Wasn’t readable unknown
What was the code of laws that were established in Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi
Which Philosophy stated that the rulers of ancient China were given divine right to rule?
Mandate of Heaven
Which hominid was known as the first to use tools?
Homo-hablis
What was the religion of Mesopotamia?
Polytheism and their Temples were ziggurats
Define monsoon-
Seasonal winds
What was the writing language of the Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
What was mespotamia main rivers?
- Tigris
- Eyphrates
What is Indus main river?
Indus River
What is China’s main river?
- Huang
- Yangter
What is a Egyptians main river
Nile river
How are the Egyptian pharaohs were viewed?
Gods
Who was Buddha?
Teacher of Buddhism , Suddhatthea Jautma,ended personal suffering ,died and went to nirvana
Describe Hinduism-
- Brahmon
- goal was Moknisa (darma “good karma”)
- attitude was detach ones self
Describe Buddhism-
No god
End human suffering
Detached form world things
The Paleolithic age is known as the ____age.
Stone
