Ancient River Valley Vocab Part 2

What is the Caste System?

• A Chinese philosophy of harmony with nature

• A belief in strict laws and harsh punishments

• A Hindu social class system based on birth

• A method of farming on mountainsides

Which two cities were part of the early Indus River Valley civilization?

• Athens and Sparta

• Rome and Carthage

• Mohenjo Daro and Harappa

• Beijing and Shanghai

What does Confucianism emphasize?

• The emperor's divine right to rule

• Living in harmony with nature

• A moral code of conduct for a stable society

• Strict laws and harsh punishments

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

• A method of farming on terraces

• A philosophy of living simply

• A Hindu place of worship

• The belief in the emperor's divine right to rule

What is Terrace Farming?

• A belief in the emperor's divine right

• A method of cutting flat areas into slopes for farming

• A philosophy of strict laws

• A Hindu social class system

A Chinese philosophy that believed in strict laws and harsh punishments because humans are naturally evil.

• Mandate of Heaven

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Taoism/Daoism

A Chinese philosophy in which people live a simple life in harmony with nature.

• Mandate of Heaven

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Taoism/Daoism

A valley and early civilization along the Indus River, one of the longest rivers in the world and site of early civilization.

• Nile River Valley

• Mesopotamia

• Indus River Valley

• Yellow River Valley

Place of origin for early Chinese civilizations.

• Nile River Valley

• Yellow River Valley

• Mesopotamia

• Indus River Valley

Hindu place of worship

• Mandir

• Church

• Synagogue

• Mosque