River Valley Test Vocab

Question 1

sedimentary deposit composed largely of silt-size grains

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loess

Question 2

area in southwest asia in the Tigris and Euphrates system of the river valleys

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mesopotamia

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monotheism

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belief in one god

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balance and harmony , chinese symbol for darkness and light, showed an equal balance of two opposite forces

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ying yang

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collection of 282 rules and laws, set standards for punishment and consequences for justice

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hammurabi's code

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script written in bones of ox, scapula, or turtle, earliest written records of chinese civilization

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oracle bones

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considered one of Egypt’s most successful pharaohs, the longest-reigning female ruler

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hatshepsut

Question 8

a sequence of rulers of the same bloodline

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dynasty

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the highest ruler of ancient Egypt and is top of the social hierarchy

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pharaoh

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known as one of the greatest rules of Egypt, ruled for 54 years, and expanded the empire

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thutmose iii

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circle of hereditary rule

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dynastic cycle

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city with surrounding territories to build an independent state

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city state

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formal writing system from ancient Egypt consisted of symbols, pictures, and “words”

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hieroglyphics

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seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia

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monsoon

Question 15

northwest area of Babylonia in which the Akkadians lived, Tigris and Euphrates area

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akkad

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large river system in Western Asia which discharges into the Persian Gulf

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Tigris and Euphrates

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longest lasting dynasty in ancient china, confucianism and taoism emerged, unity in imperialism

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zhou dynasty

Question 18

one of the longest-ruling pharaohs, grew military and empire, built many memorials

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ramses ii

Question 19

paper like material that was made of papyrus stalks and used to write on

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papyrus

Question 20

a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple

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ziggurat

Question 21

a social system in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return

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feudalism

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capital city of the late Shang Dynasty, contains the ruins of Yin

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anyang

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theocracy

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a form of government in which a deity is recognized as the leader

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Anubis=god of the life and love

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False

Question 25

one of the oldest cities in ancient Egyptian history, served as the capital of ancient Egypt

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memphis

Question 26

spread of the beliefs and social activities of one culture to different ethnicities, religions, nationalities, etc

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cultural diffusion

Question 27

a large distinguishable part of a continent

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subcontinent

Question 28

central figure in Chinese Daoist legends of creation, the first man, came forth with horns, tusks, and hairy body

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Pan Gu

Question 29

ancient Mesopotamian ruler, established first Semitic dynasty, considered founder of Mesopotamia military system

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sargon i

Question 30

king in ancient China who was famed for his introduction of flood control, his establishment of the Xia dynasty

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yu the great

Question 31

civilization among the Nile river, which flows south to north, world's longest river

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nile river valley

Question 32

a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia

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indus river valley

Question 33

mandate of heaven

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god given right to rule

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crescent shaped region in the middle east where many early civilizations took place

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Fertile Crenscent

Question 35

wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water

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delta

Question 36

a written form of language that included symbols and logos

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cuneiform

Question 37

burial sites of many of New Kingdoms pharaohs in Luxor

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valley of kings

Question 38

Osiris=god of the dead and resurrection to new life/underworld

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True

Question 39

a form of government in which one person, the monarch, is the head of government

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monarchy

Question 40

an archaeological site in Punjab, Pakistan

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harappa

Question 41

city in the in the indus river valley built of fire baked bricks

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mohenjo daro

Question 42

pharaoh who created a new religion in which only one god, Aankhen (sun god), ruled

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akhenaton

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polytheism

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belief in many gods

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Ra=god of the sun, most important god, born east and died west

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True

Question 45

to give someone the authority to do something

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mandate

Question 46

a form of government in which the decisions are commonly made by state representatives instead of elected officials.

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bureaucracy

Question 47

aka yellow river, 2nd longest river in china, 6th largest river system in the world

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huang he

Question 48

groups of states/countries under one supreme authority

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empire

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6th king of the first Babylonian dynasty, established Hammurabi’s code of laws

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Hammurabi

Question 50

ancient civilization found near Mesopotamia in the fertile crescent

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sumeria

Question 51

capital of new kingdom and was a center of worship for Amun

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thebes

Question 52

earliest ruling dynasty of China, known for their advancements in math, astronomy, art, and military

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shang dynasty

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developed the first accurate system of standardized weights and measures, and created much art

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harappans

River Valley Test Vocab

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River Valley Test Vocab

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