Transcript River Valley Civilizations

River Valley
Civilizations
SOL Terms for Review
Mesopotamia or Sumer (The Southern
Part of Mesopotamia)
*First Civilization
in the world
which means land
between two
rivers.
Ziggurat
•Pyramid shaped
monument
•Sumerian
religious temple
Cuneiform
•Sumerian form of
writing
•“Wedge shaped”
Hammurabi
•Babylonian Emperor
who came up with the
first written law code in
the world.
Nile
•The longest river in the
world. This is where the
Egyptian Civilization
began.
Hieroglyphics
•Egyptian system of
writing which used
pictures for ideas
and sounds.
Indus River
•First Indian
Civilizations developed
along this river.
Gupta Empire
•Golden age of India
•Contributed
–Mathematics
–New textiles
–literature
Hinduism
•Polytheistic Religion
which started in India
that incorporates the
caste system.
Sacred Text
•For Hinduism,
Vedas and
Upanishads are
what?
Buddhism
•Founded by
Siddhartha
Gautama
•Basic beliefs include
4 Noble Truths and
the 8 Fold Path
Asoka
•This Indian
Emperor spread
Buddhism from
India to China and
all parts of Asia
China
•Early people settled
along the Huang He
River
•Developed into
Dynasties which ruled
the land
Mandate of Heaven
•Idea that the right to
rule came from the
gods
Great Wall
•China’s first
Emperor, Shi Huandgi
built this to protect
his people
Silk Roads
•Facilitated trade
between China and
the Mediterranean
Sea
Contributions of
China
•Civil Service
•Paper
•Silk
•Porcelain
Confucianism
•Chinese philosophy
which includes
–Respect for elders
–Code of politeness
–Emphasis on Education
–Humans are good, not bad
Taoism
•Chinese philosophy
which includes
–Humility
–Simple living and
inner peace
–Harmony with nature
Yin and Yang
•Represents opposites
Phoenicians
•Created the first
alphabet
Persians
•Showed tolerance
to conquered
people and created
the royal road
system.
Bureaucracy
•Persians developed
this as a way to
carry out the day to
day running of
government
Zoroastrianism
•Religion of the
Persians
Which civilization began along the Nile
River, had pyramids, and a pharaoh?
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Egypt
Mesopotamia
China
India
Which civilization began along the Nile
River, had pyramids, and a pharaoh?
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Egypt = Correct Answer!!!!
Mesopotamia
China
India
Which civilization did Confucianism and
Taoism begin in?
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Egypt
Persia
China
India
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Taoism begin in?
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Egypt
Persia
China = Correct Answer!!!!
India