Ancient River Valley Civilizations

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  1. 3. the division of society by rank or class
  2. 4. These are periods where one ruling family held power for many years when kings passed the throne to sons
  3. 7. A large arc of fertile farmland found in the Mesopotamia region
  4. 8. rocky rapids along a river, such as those of the Nile in Egypt
  5. 11. network of trade routes starting in China and ending at the Mediterranean Sea
  6. 13. nomads from central Asia who migrated to India and settled there after the Harappan civilization ended
  7. 14. an organized society within a specific area
  8. 17. a way of supplying water to an area of land
  9. 18. The ancient Egyptian writing system
  10. 19. an ancient Nubian kingdom whose rulers briefly controlled Egypt
  11. 22. This river in China is the Huang He, and gets its nickname from the color the water looks after dust blows into it
  12. 23. Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life
  13. 25. the most important language of ancient India
  14. 27. most ancient societies followed this belief in many gods
  15. 28. the world's first system of writing that came from Mesopotamia
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  1. 1. Though this river is actually in Pakistan, its fertile valley was one of the Indian subcontinents first civilizations
  2. 2. the pattern of ruling groups in China who came to power but eventually lost it to rebellions
  3. 5. A government controlled by religious leaders
  4. 6. a belief of the Zhou Dynasty that rulers in China needed the approval of deceased ancestors
  5. 9. This name comes from the Greek word for "land between the rivers"
  6. 10. time of warfare between regional lords following the decline of the Zhou dynasty in China
  7. 12. 282 laws created by a Babylonian king that are the world's first code of laws
  8. 15. this Chinese philosopher taught proper understanding of relationships and respect for elders
  9. 16. seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
  10. 20. hymns, songs, prayers, and rituals that form the basis of Aryan religion
  11. 21. huge stone slab that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing
  12. 24. Built as burial chambers for Egyptian pharaohs
  13. 26. This river in Africa is one of the largest in the world and actually flows north to the Mediterranean