Paddock WH U1 Pre-Quiz Crossword

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  1. 2. "The Land Between Two Rivers" (the Tigris and Euphrates)
  2. 4. Second Chinese dynasty; introduced the Mandate of Heaven in order to gain support for their rejection of the previous dynasty
  3. 5. Monotheistic religion based on the "Covenant" between God and Abraham and the "Ten Commandments" received by Moses; you can learn more by reading The Torah
  4. 8. Life is Suffering - Suffering is caused by craving and aversion - Suffering can be overcome and true happiness attained - The 8 Fold path is the way to achieve Nirvana
  5. 12. Civilization characteristic: humans develop a particular skillset in one area and get very good at that one job
  6. 13. ___ Crescent: Area in the modern Middle East that was considered a good place to grow crops
  7. 15. City that is Holy for Christians due to it being the location of Jesus' crucifixion
  8. 17. Harsh social organization system introduced to India by the Aryan invasion
  9. 19. Community that has its own government, rules and military, but is ethnically and culturally similar to other communities in the area
  10. 25. Large building made of sun-dried mud bricks that were used by Mesopotamian civilizations for religious and government purposes
  11. 26. Major moment in human history when people began farming to produce food
  12. 27. Communities that are located on major trade routes and became centers for trade
  13. 32. Large, man-made, structures built in Ancient Egypt in order to protect dead Pharaohs
  14. 33. Holy site for Muslims in the city of Mecca
  15. 34. First Chinese dynasty
  16. 35. The replacement of one ruling family with another; tends to happen every couple hundred years
  17. 37. Time before the invention of writing; must be studied through archaeology
  18. 38. Holy site for Jews in the city of Jerusalem
  19. 39. Religion that believes in one god
  20. 41. How many characteristics of Civilizations did we cover?
  21. 43. The achievement of Enlightenment for those in the highest Caste of Hinduism
  22. 44. One of the first stories ever written; about an ancient Mesopotamian leader
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  1. 1. Attempt to increase travel and trade throughout the Babylonian Empire by having the same laws and punishments throughout the Empire
  2. 3. Annual pattern of strong winds that bring wet and dry seasons to Southern and Southeast Asia
  3. 6. Development of writing or other means of collecting and passing on knowledge important to a civilization
  4. 7. Type of specialized workers that read and write ancient languages, like Cuneiform
  5. 9. Government based on religion
  6. 10. Chinese idea that children must show their parents respect and that parents should act in a way that deserves respect
  7. 11. The combination of multiple, simple tools or ideas in order to complete a task more efficiently or powerfully
  8. 14. Religion that believes in more than one god
  9. 16. Theory that suggests that a higher power (like a god) created the Earth and put humans on it
  10. 18. Theory that suggests that humans developed slowly from more primitive animals like "Lucy", a pre-history hominid
  11. 20. Series of rulers from the same family line
  12. 21. The achievement of Enlightenment by Buddhists who followed the Middle Path in all phases of the 8 fold path
  13. 22. Ancient city along the Indus River that contains a lot of artifacts
  14. 23. Development of leadership groups that set legal, religious, or trade standards for a civilization
  15. 24. Process of drying and wrapping dead bodies in order to preserve them as long as possible
  16. 28. Natural transportation route that provided life to Ancient Egypt
  17. 29. Monotheistic religion based on "5 Pillars" taught by Muhammad, the final prophet; you can learn more by reading The Qu'ran
  18. 30. Groups of people that move around instead of staying in one location (usually following animals for food)
  19. 31. Man-made objects that help archeologists learn about ancient cultures
  20. 35. Holy site for Muslims in the city of Jerusalem
  21. 36. Monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Jesus, his role within the Holy Trinity and sacrifice to save humanity from sin; you can learn more by reading The New Testament of the Bible
  22. 40. Using knowledge, tools or inventions to meet your needs
  23. 42. Ancient trade network that started in China and extended through India to the Middle East