Ancient Civilizations Asia/Africa

The trade route that stretched from China (Asia) to Europe and Africa was called ______________

• The Super Highway

• The Silk Route

• The Trade Route

• The Bartering System

Religions that worship more than one god are called what?

• Polysynthetic

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Atheistic

The major river of ancient Egypt used for farming and trade was the

• Euphrates River

• Nile River

• Tigris River

• Indus River

What ancient civilization was in modern day Pakistan?

• Indus Valley

• Aztec

• Inca

• China

What is hieroglyphics?

• first language developed by Mesopotamians

• same as cuneiform

• Ancient Egyptian writing using sounds and pictures

• language Shang dynasty developed

Why was the great wall built?

• impress visitors

• give people a job

• to keep the empire safe from invasion

Happening a long time ago.

• artifact

• ancient

• empire

• modern

India is a ________________, meaning it is a part of Asia.

• subcontinent
• continent
• region
• landform

Which vocabulary word means: "ancient sacred writings of India"?

• subcontinent

• resided

• abandon

• indigenous

• Vedas

Which definition matches the word: "monsoon"?

• strong seasonal winds that influence India’s climate

• a social group that one is born into and cannot change

• the prince or leader of an Aryan tribe

• mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia

• the written language developed in Aryan villages