Big 'Ole Year End Review

Established the first written law code for all to see

Goods and services brought into a country

Period when there is not enough rain to support life

Life in ancient Egypt was supported by the ___________

Largest mountain range in the world

Large city and its surrounding areas

Exchanging goods and services without using money

Ancient Indian written language

Ancient China's most profitable export

Who was most likely to attend a formal school in the ancient world?

Why did many tribes fight over Mesopotamia

Fine, fertile soil deposited by rivers flooding

Group of many lands under a single ruler

Pyramids were built for ________________

India's strict social class system

The exchange of ideas, customs, religions and language from one society to another

Series of ancient trade routes that eventually connected China to Rome

A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

People living and working together to form an advanced society

Polytheistic Religion originating in ancient India

The belief of a soul being born into a different body

The worship of a single god

Egyptian ruler

Paper money was first used in which ancient civilization

The system a society has to produce and distribute goods and services

Seasonal winds blowing different directions depending on the season

Large arc of rich farmland in Middle East. Location of first civilizations.

Most profitable export of ancient India

A type of government under a single ruler

Ancient trade routes centered around India's seasoning trade

First civilization in Mesopotamia

Anything used to make life/work easier and more productive

Another term for farming

Which of the following is not a natural barrier

Goods and services leaving a country

The wedge-shaped writing system of the Sumerians

Producing more goods/crops than needed

Way of controlling water for farming

The land between the Rivers

Narrow strips of land cut into the sides of mountains to allow farming

Period when there is not enough rain to support life

Which of the following would NOT have been a member of the aristocracy in the ancient world?

Polytheism is...

India is all of the following EXCEPT

Ancient stories explaining events people did not understand

Large temple in ancient Sumer

Writing system of the ancient Egyptians

Most ancient traders traveled long distances by

Ancient Egyptians made paper from _________________

Men trained to write and read documents