Ancient River Civilizations

Cuneiform is...

• a system of government
• the world's first system of writing
• a type of poem or story
• a seal

What made Hammurabi famous?

• He was a powerful king who built an empire.
• He had some harsh laws.
• He conquered and enslaved the Jewish people.
• He created the first written laws.

Where do high mountains border northern India?

• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
• 2500-1500 BCE
• Global climate change
• Himalayas and Hindu Kush

What is a line of rulers from the same family called?

• empire

• divine right

• dynasty

This civilization used cuneiform as its form of writing.

• Shang Dynasty civilization

• Sumerian Civilization (Mesopotamia)

• Harappan civilization

The "Land between the waters" where some of the first civilizations developed

• Mesopotamia

• Karabakh

• Siberia

• Deccan Plateau

The first civilizations developed in these regions because of climatic conditions that fostered farming

• Mountain Ranges

• River Valleys

• Intertidal Zones

• Rainforests

Pictographic written language developed by the ancient Egyptians which was used for sacred and ceremonial purposes.

• Cuneiform

• Hieratic Script

• Kanji

• Hieroglyphics

The belief in many gods

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

Stepped tower, centrally located in every Mesopotamian city-state, which served as both a government and religious building

• Pyramid

• Tabernacle

• Sanctuary

• Ziggurat