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Bingo: River Valley Civilizations Slide 2 Cuneiform Hieroglyphics Loess City-State Artisan Polytheism Bazaar Cultural Diffusion Dynasty Epic of Gilgamesh Hammurabis Code Delta Ur Aryans Nubia Mandate of Heaven Xia Pyramids Rosetta Stone Khyber Pass Papyrus Levee Feudalism Citadel Monsoon Caste System Cradle of Civilization Fertile Crescent Slide 3 Cuneiform The type of writing used in Sumer. Slide 4 Hieroglyphics Egyptian form of writing. Slide 5 Loess Yellow silt Slide 6 City-State Each city and the land surrounding it. Slide 7 Artisan Skilled worker Slide 8 Polytheism Belief in many gods Slide 9 Bazaar Open Air Market Slide 10 Cultural Diffusion Spread of ideas and products from one group to another Slide 11 Dynasty Hereditary rule- passing down control within a family Slide 12 Epic of Gilgamesh Oldest story ever written Slide 13 Hammurabis Code Single uniform law code of the Babylonians Slide 14 Delta Triangle shaped area of land that is broad and marshy Slide 15 Ur The capital of Mesopotamia Slide 16 Aryans The group of people who took over the Indus civilization and implemented the Caste System Slide 17 Nubia The Egyptian Trading Partner located south of Egypt on the Upper Nile Slide 18 Mandate of Heaven This gave the Chinese emperors control as long as they were a just ruler Slide 19 Xia The first dynasty to appear in China Slide 20 Pyramids Tombs to bury pharaohs in Slide 21 Rosetta Stone The tool that translates the Egyptian Langauge Slide 22 Khyber Pass Migration route to the Indus Civilization through the Hindu Kush Mountains Slide 23 Papyrus Paper like material made of reeds used for writing in Egypt Slide 24 Levee Earthen Wall Slide 25 Feudalism Government system used to control the large area of china by dividing it into regions Slide 26 Citadel Major architectural feature of Harappan city Slide 27 Monsoon Seasonal Wind Slide 28 Caste System Rigid class system implemented by the Aryans Slide 29 Cradle of Civilization Term used to describe River Valleys as the Beginning of Civilization Slide 30 Fertile Crescent The curved area where Mesopotamia was located