Ancient World part 2

Belief in more than one god

• Polytheism
• Monotheism
• Theocracy
• Theology

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"the land between the rivers"; an early civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• China
• India
• Egypt
• Mesopotamia

Temples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshiped

• City-States
• Statues
• Churches
• Ziggurats

A form of writing that uses groups of wedges and lines. It originated in Mesopotamia.

• Heiroglyphics
• Cuneiform
• Sumerian
• Sanskrit

Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life

• Gilgamesh
• Sargon
• Hammurabi 
• Sumer

A belief in one God

• Gilgamesh
• monotheism
• polytheism
• scribe

What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?

• Tigris and Nile
• Tigris and Amazon
• Tigris and Euphrates
• Euphrates and Mississippi

The Phoenicians were the first people to create what?

• writing
• goverment
• alphabet
• cedar wood

What river is the Indus River Valley located next to?

• Tigris River
• Indus River
• Huang He River
• Nile River 

What is the name of the strict social structure of the Indus Valley?

• Upper Class
• Caste System
• Triangle Structure
• Social System