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- Q1The basis of the economy of early villages and cities.Farming30s
- Q2Were the locations of the earliest civilizations.Nile River, Euphrates River, Indus River, Huang River30s
- Q3Became civilizations because they were located in areas near rivers and fertile soilMesopotamia and the Indus Valley30s
- Q4Is considered the world's first civilizationSumer30s
- Q5Was different from other religions in the ancient world because they believed there was one God who set down laws about right and wrong.Judaism30s
- Q6Was the first written set of laws. Did not treat all members of society equally.Hammurabi's Code30s
- Q7A written alphabet based on soundPhoenician Alphabet30s
- Q8Were responsible for using hieroglyphics to record important information and maintain recordsScribes30s
- Q9The process of preserving bodies in the afterlife, in order to overcome deathMummification30s
- Q10Were used by Indus Valley people to store surplus cropsGranaries30s
- Q11People must end selfish desires to overcome sufferingFour Noble Truths of Buddhism30s
- Q12A central part of the Hindu belief system in which the soul is passed from one physical body to anotherReincarnation30s
- Q13Show a high level of planning, so scholars believe the Indus Valley Civilization was highly developed.Indus Valley Cities30s
- Q14A person's duty to do what is right in HinduismDharma30s
- Q15Made is easier to trade anywhere in the Chinese empireStandardized Currency30s