| A | B |
|---|
| Civilization founded on world's longest river in N. Africa | Egyptian |
| Middle Kingdom where Chinese culture began | Zhong Guo |
| One of earliest cities in India on the Indus river | Harappa |
| 1st civilization in Mesopotamia (3500 B.C.) | Sumerian |
| Desert that protected China from northern invasion | Gobi |
| Known as Yellow river, early Chinese civilization began here | Huang He |
| Mesopotamia was located between these 2 rivers | Tigris and Euphrates |
| River located in northeast India | Brahmaputra |
| Longest river in world begins in central Africa & runs to Mediterranean Sea | Nile |
| Triangular shaped land sticking into Indian Ocean & surrounded by mountains | Subcontinent |
| Belief in many gods | Polytheism |
| Belief in one God | Monotheism |
| Egyptian form of writing | Hieroglyphics |
| Sumerian form of writing (wedge shaped figures) | Cunieform |
| Chinese form of writing using symbols | Script |
| Head god of Egyptians (sun god) | Amon-ra |
| Mountains northwest of India that protected it from invasions | Hindu Kush |
| Seasonal winds that brought heavy rains (summer) dry air (winter) to India | Monsoons |
| Fortress that overlooks a citly and protects the people | Citadel |
| Symbol/pictures closely related to Sumerian cunieform used for writing (India) | Pictograms |
| Ancient Chinese Capital | Anyang |
| King that united Upper and Lower Egypt | Menes |
| A ruling family | Dynasty |
| Large structure built as tombs for Egyptian rulers | Pyramid |
| The flooding of the Nile at same time each year yielded fertile soil | Gift of the Nile |
| Capital city of ancient Egypt | Memphis |
| A city(also a country) self-governing & independent | City-state |
| Area of good farmland from Mediterranean Sea to Persian Gulf | Fertile Crescent |
| Oldest recorded epic poem | Gilgamesh |
| Area of good farmland between the Tigris & Euphrates rivers | Mesopotamia |
| Sumerian writing instrument | Stylus |
