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What is an empire? brings together many different peoples and lands under the control of one ruler.. A person who rules Emperor. Fertile Crescent An area of rich soil in the Middle East, stretching from the Mediterranean Sea through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf. Who was Hammurabi? the ruler of the Babylonian Empire from 1792 to 1750 B.C.E. who expanded the empire. Code of Law A set of written rules for people to obey. Fair treatment of people in keeping with the law Justice. Stele An upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument or marker. Forced removal from one's homeland Exile. Tribute A payment o money or goods by one ruler to another in order to ensure protection. An artificial mountain covered with trees and plants, built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife. Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Anatolia The peninsula between the Mediterranean and Black seas that is now occupied by most of Turkey; also called Asia Minor. Toleration The practice of allowing people to keep their customs and beliefs. Province A subdivision of an empire or country. Satrap The governor of a province in the ancient Persian Empire
Explore Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, and key empires like Ottoman, Songhai, and Inca, along with identifying trade routes such as the Silk Road and Maritime Trade Route.
Workers are paid ______________________ for the work they do. wages. ____________________ is a term used to describe a very low supply. Scarcity. A form of trade in which goods are services are traded for something other than money is called _________________________. bartering . A ______________________ is someone who makes or sells a product. producer. A ______________________ is someone who buys a good or service. consumer. The amount of money that is left after all of the overhead has been paid is known as the ________________________. profit. To ______________________ means to buy goods and services from sellers in other countries. import . To ______________________ means to sell goods and services to people in other countries. export. A _______________________ is a building in which goods are made. factory. Henry Ford used all of the following materials in his factory EXCEPT: robots. Which of the following would be an example of a business that provides a service? car wash. If there is a HIGH demand for a product and a LOW supply, then the price will usually be: high. What is an assembly line? a series of workers and machines in a factory that make a product. All of the following are goods EXCEPT: hair dresser. All of the following are services EXCEPT: sneakers. The workers needed to make and sell goods are known as a ___________________________. human resource. natural resource. Equipment and machines that are used to make goods and provide services are known as a ___________________________. capital resource
This was the ruler of Ancient Egypt:: pharaoh. Huge triangular tomb built by the Egyptians: pyramid. This was the sun god and chief of all the gods:: . Which conintent is Egypt located on: Africa. What is the longest river in the World: Nile River. What does polytheistic mean: belief in many gods. True or False? There was an Upper and Lower Egypt: True. What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids: tombs for pharaohs when they died. How did most people in Egypt earn a living: farming
Dynasty: . Logograms : . Nomads: People that live with no permanent home and move from place to place. Shang Dynasty: One of the first Chinese dynasties, and it is the first where there is evidence of its existence. Oracle Bones: Animal bones inscribed with questions for the ancestors to answer. Mandate of Heaven : Chinese rulers have to be just in order to have the approval of the gods. Ancestor Worship: Deceased ancestors became part of the spirit world and were asked for advice and could help the living . The Shang Dynasty began on the : North China Plain. What did the Shang practice as offering to ancestors or when a ruler died: Human Sacrifice . What metal did the Shang use that made their armies powerful: Bronze. What technology did the Shang use that shows they were in contact with the steppe nomads to the west of China: Chariots pulled by horses