world history early civilizations in the east chapter 2 2008

World History Early Civilizations in the East Chapter 2

2008

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

A subcontinent is a large piece of land that is somewhat smaller than a continent.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

The two most important rivers in India are the Khyber and the Ganges.

Khyber is the name of a mountain pass, the rivers are the INDUS and the GANGES

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

A pass is an open place in a mountain.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

Archaeologists know that the people of the Indus River Valley had a written language because they found tablets with pictograms on them.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

The Vedas contains the religious beliefs and legends of the ancient Indians.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

A cycle is a class of people in India.

A caste is a class of people in India.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

The Indian religion that stresses the belief in the Vedas is Hinduism..

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

In ancient times, China was isolated from the rest of the world because of its geography.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

The Chinese built the Grand Canal to connect the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

A dynasty is a family that rules a country over a long period of time.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

The Hindus believe they are born and reborn.

cultures

dynasties

castes

characters

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

In ancient times, a person who could read and write was called a

silt

caste

monsoon

scribe

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

_________ is a picture symbol found in a type of early writing.

pictogram

tablet

hymn

caste

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

The _______ is the longest and most important river in China.

Yellow

Sanskrit

Yangtze

Ganges

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

The Chinese built the _______ to keep out nomadic invaders.

Yellow River

Great Wall

Grand Canal

Khyber Pass

Vedas

reincarnation

canal

artisan

“China’s Sorrow”

A waterway made by humans

The Yellow River

Means “books of knowledge”

The rebirth of the soul into a new

bodyA person who

makes beautiful objects

Match each item

peninsula

fertile

transport

districts

noble

To move from one place to another

A person of high birth

Land surrounded by water on three sides

Able to grow crops

What city planners divided their cities

into

Match each item

What kept China isolated during ancient times?Farmers geographyHinduism jademonsoonsPictogramsscribesSilt society worshipYangtze Yellow

geography

What religion includes the belief in reincarnation?Farmers geographyHinduism jademonsoonsPictogramsscribesSilt society worshipYangtze Yellow

Hinduism

What are the seasonal winds that blow over the Indian Ocean?Farmers geographyHinduism jademonsoonsPictogramsscribesSilt society worshipYangtze Yellow

monsoons

After a flood, what is the rich layer of soil left behind called?Farmers geographyHinduism jademonsoonsPictogramsscribesSilt society worshipYangtze Yellow

silt

Archaeologists have discovered clay tablets in the Indus River Valley with what on them?

Farmers geographyHinduism jademonsoonsPictogramsscribesSilt society worshipYangtze Yellow

pictograms

What were most of the common people in China?Farmers geographyHinduism jademonsoonsPictogramsscribesSilt society worshipYangtze Yellow

farmers

What is the name of the precious green stone which artisans used for carving?

Farmers geographyHinduism jademonsoonsPictogramsscribesSilt society worshipYangtze Yellow

jade

What is the name for a group of people whose members live together for the good of all?

Farmers geographyHinduism jademonsoonsPictogramsscribesSilt society worshipYangtze Yellow

society

In ancient times, who could read and write?Farmers geographyHinduism jademonsoonsPictogramsscribesSilt society worshipYangtze Yellow

scribes

What is the name of the one of the two most important rivers in China?Farmers geographyHinduism jademonsoonsPictogramsscribesSilt society worshipYangtze Yellow

Yellow or Yangtze