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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