Unit 1 Review - Prehistory and Early River Valley Civilizations

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Across
  1. 3. The early civilization here was protected by mountains, deserts and the Pacific Ocean
  2. 5. Skilled craftsmen
  3. 8. An Indo-European group that established kingdoms throughout India
  4. 9. Old Stone Age: A human era defined by nomadic hunter-gatherer groups
  5. 14. The river that supported the early Egyptian civilization
  6. 15. The idea in Hinduism that people come back in another life after they die; whether it’s better or worse depends on their Karma and Dharma
  7. 17. Where an early civilization flourished for more than 3,000 years
  8. 20. A seasonal change in wind direction that gave the Indus Valley civilizations predictable flooding
  9. 21. The first Mesopotamian civilization
  10. 22. When one leader controls multiple people groups and/or territories
  11. 23. The Chinese dynasty that established the idea of the mandate of heaven
  12. 24. New Stone Age: A human era defined by large-scale agriculture and domestication of animals
  13. 25. Understanding of the past that includes written records
  14. 28. The study of past societies using artifacts
  15. 31. The first Indus Valley civilization; they were very advanced and built Mohenjo Daro
  16. 32. A writing system that used wedge-shaped reeds to write on clay tablets
  17. 33. A belief in one god
  18. 34. One of the rivers that supported the early Mesopotamian civilizations
  19. 35. The religion that originated with a Hindu prince who wanted to understand suffering
Down
  1. 1. The first empire, led by Sargon
  2. 2. One of the rivers that supported the early Mesopotamian civilizations
  3. 4. Understanding of the past based only on archeology and anthropology
  4. 6. Name for the rigid Hindu social structure
  5. 7. The Chinese idea that the Emperor is the direct link to the gods
  6. 10. A Chinese philosopher who emphasized empathy and compassion
  7. 11. The study of human life and culture (past or present) using artifacts and fossils
  8. 12. Male dominated society
  9. 13. A belief in many gods
  10. 16. The first Chinese dynasty
  11. 18. One of the rivers that supported the early Chinese civilization
  12. 19. Wise man
  13. 26. One of the rivers that supported the early Chinese civilization
  14. 27. Where the first civilizations formed ‘between two rivers’
  15. 29. His harsh laws incorporated the idea of ‘an eye for an eye’
  16. 30. Early civilizations here began in the Indus valley