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World History - Chapter 2 (Early Civilizations of the East)
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A rich layer of soil left behind after a flood
silt
fertile
alabaster
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A stone through which light can shine through
diamond
granite
alabaster
3
Ancient civilizations in India & China were built along ______?
mountain ranges
oceans
river valleys
4
The Hindus wrote their holy writings in ______?
English
Sanskrit
Symbols & Characters
5
One of the main crops farmers grew in ancient China
rice
corn
cotton
6
Seasonal winds that bring rain to India are called ____?
cyclones
monsoons
hurricanes
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A person who makes useful, and often beautiful objects for everyday use
artisan
scribe
alabaster
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Figures that tell a story
tablets
monsoons
pictograms
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BUilt in China during ancient time to keep invaders out
Great Wall
Great Canal
Great Temple
10
This waterway in China connected the Yellow River & Yangtze River
Great Canal
Great Wall
Great Temple
11
What keeps the Yangtze river in China from flooding?
lack of rain
its deepness
the Great Wall
12
Buildings built by ancient Indians were built with ______?
wood
iron
brick
13
Main religion in India
Muslam
Hinduism
Islam
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Shang scribes wrote on _______ strips and rolled them into bundles
bamboo
tree bark
stone tablet
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The earliest written records about life in India are written in the ___?
Constitution
Bible
Vedas
16
The Shang artisans made jewelry out of wood, jade, and _______?
ivory
silver
iron
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A waterway made by humans
river bed
canal
pass
18
Buildings built by ancient Chinese were built with ____?`
iron
wood
bricks
19
In the Shang Dynasty, people worshiped _______?
their ancestors
the Sun & moon
Vedas
20
The Yellow River in China is also known as "China's Sorrow"....why?
many people drowned in it
it floods have killed many people
because of how deep it is
21
Land that is able to grow crops
silt
fertile
scribe
22
China's first dynasty
Shang
Yangtze
Wang
23
An open place in a mountain range
scribe
canal
pass
24
The written language of the Shang Dynasty used ________?
Characters & Symbols
alabaster
numbers & animal pictures
25
In ancient times, a person who could read and write
teacher
scribe
artisan
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A family that rules a country over a long period of time
dynasty
millet
royal family
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Type of grain
silt
scribe
millet
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The rebirth of the soul into a new body
scribe
reincarnation
artisan
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To bring water to fields & crops is called ____?
monsoon
irrigate
a canal
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What continent is India & China located?
Europe
Asia
North America
Australia
