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