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What is a CITY-STATE?
A city and it's surrounding area it controlled.
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What is PAPYRUS?
Paperlike sheet created by the ancient Egyptians.
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What are MONSOON WINDS?
Seasonal winds that contribute to annual flooding of the Indus valley.
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What is the Dynastic Cycle?
Term used to describe the rise and decline of ruling families.
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What are ORACLE BONES?
Animal fragments used to consult the Gods in ancient China.
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What is The FERTILE CRESCENT?
The area of rich soil and vegetation known for it's distinct curved shape.
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Who is NARMER?
King accredited with uniting Upper and Lower Egypt.
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What are EARTH QUAKES, FLOODS.
Natural Disaster attributed for destroying much of the great Harappan society.
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What is the SHANG DYNASTY?
The First Dynasty to leave written records in China.
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What is SILT?
The mineral rich fertile soil deposited by rivers.
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What is a DYNASTY?
Series of rulers from a single family.
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What is a THEOCRACY?
Type of government in which rule is based on religious authority.
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What is a SUBCONTINENT?
Geographical term for the Landmass that includes India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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What is 10%?
Percentage of land suitable for farming in China.
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Who is HAMMURABI?
Babylonian king responsible for a uniform code of law.
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What is a ZIGGURAT?
Large temple structure most commonly found at the center of Sumerian cities.
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What are CATARACTS?
Point in the Nile that turns into churning rapids.
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What are the HINDU KUSH, KARAKORUM, HIMILAYAS?
Mountain regions that isolate India from the rest of Asia.
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What is HUANG HE RIVER?
The river also known as the Yellow RIver can be found in Norther China.
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What is an EMPIRE?
The bringing together of many peoples, nations or independent states under one rule.
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What is CUNEIFORM?
System of writing created by the Sumerians.
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Who is HERODOTUS?
Ancient Greek historian who wrote that Egypt was the "Gift of the Nile."
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What is MOHENJO-DARO?
Almost every home in this Indus Valley city had a private bathroom and toilet.
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What is FEUDALISM?
Political system in which Nobles, or lords, are granted use of land belonging to a king.
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What are Advanced Cities, Specialized Workers, complex institutions, record keeping, improved technology, trading, food surplus.
3 essential characteristics of a civilization?
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