History Test #2 (Kahoot)
What was a major advantage to the Chinese written language?
Everyone understood it regardless of their spoken language
What is the political system where nobles are granted lands that legally belong to the king?
Feudalism
What was the name of the civilization that developed along the Indus River?
Harappan Civilization
Which civilizations cities were the most advanced with their own system of plumbing and sewage?
Indus River Valley
What did the Egyptians refer to as the "eternal spirit"?
Ka
Who was the Egyptian king that united upper and lower Egypt moving its capital to Memphis?
King Narmer
Which is the correct chronilogical order of dynasties in China?
Xia, Shang, Zhou
Which rivers is located in China?
Yellow River and Yangtze River
What technological advancement was ancient Egypt responsible for?
papyrus
How did geography impact the ancient Chinese civilization?
surrounding grography isolated it from other civilizations
What important invention was culturally diffused from Mesopotamia to Egypt?
the sail
Why do we not have as much information about the Indus River Valley civilization?
their written language has not been deciphered
Which continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
Who was the first king of the Xia dynasty?
King Yu
What do archaeologists agree is the first, earliest civilization?
Sumer
What is a government run by a religion or a ruler that is viewed as a deity?
Theocracy
What are some common characteristics of all the ancient river valley civilizations?
They were all located on rivers, they were all polytheistic, and they all developed new technologies
What was a challenge for the civilizations that developed along the Ganges river?
it flooded unpredictably and sometimes changed directions
The writing system called Hieroglyphics was developed where?
Egypt
Which civilization had the best treatment of women and had social mobility?
Egypt
Which civilization's religion had the most reverence for afterlife?
Egypt
Why were pyramids built in Egypt?
As a burial place for pharaohs
Which continent is China located on?
Asia
Which group of people was King Hammurabi ruler of?
Babylonians
Which civilization believed their leader had a god-given right to rule?
China
What is the rise and fall of dynasties in China known as?
Dynastic Cycle
What was the fertile, windblown soil that covered China?
Loess
What body of water does the Nile River flow into?
Mediterranean Sea
What are seasonal winds that dominate India's climate?
Monsoons
Which technological advancement is credited to the Indus River Valley civilization?
Plumbing
Who is the first ruler of an empire and the ruler of the Akkadians?
Sargon
Where did the civilization of Sumer develop?
along the Euphrates River
