Unit 1 Ancient River Civilizations (SSWH1 & 2)

A wedge-shaped writing developed in Sumer to aid in trade.

Seasonal winds throughout India that carry heavy rains.

New ideas spreading from one culture to another is_______.

Bones used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the "Gods"

A belief that rulers are chosen by "God".

A professional record keeper.

The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.

A marshy area at the mouth of a river system.

The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods

A skilled worker that makes goods by hand is a ________.

Ancient settlements in the Indus River Valley. (advanced city)

Egyptian ruler that was viewed as "GOD" on earth.

Nations, independent states and/or peoples under control of one ruler.

A culture with advanced cities, spec workers, complex inst, record keeping and improved techs.

Plant used to make a paper-like material that was used to make scrolls in ancient times.

Ancient Egyptian process of preserving the human body after death.

Government and religious buildings are a form of __________.

A series of rulers from a single family

The time when people began using bronze.

A political unit much like an independent country. (like Ancient Sumeria)

The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Fine fertile soil dropped by water or air over many years.

The arc of rich farmland in southwest Asia between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea.

egyptian writing system is known as ____________.

A belief in many "Gods".

A pyramid-shaped monument used for religious practice in ancient Sumeria

Babylonian ruler famous for his code of laws.

The right given by God to rulers of civilizations.

The resting place for Egyptian Pharaoh's after their death.

A government in which the religion of the region is in complete political control.

The development of skills in a specific kind of work.

Political system in which nobles/lords are granted the use of lands that belong the the king.

land mass that is a distinct part of a continent.

A pattern of rise, fall, and replacement of dynasties in Ancient China.

King of Upper Egypt the united Upper and Lower Egypt.