Question

main ideas. write the letter of the term or name that best completes the statement.
a. citadels
b. mesopotamia
c. theocracy
d. empire
e. dynasty
f. monsoons
g. ancient egypt
h. feudalism
i. city - state
j. mandate of heaven
k. polytheism
l. hammurabis code
m. pyramids

1. despite _, _ reinforced the idea that government had a responsibility for what occurred in society.
2. the _ were built to house the pharaohs bodies, because their spirits were believed to rule even after death.
3. evidence exists that there was movement of goods and ideas between _ and both egypt and the indus valley.
4. the chinese originally developed the idea of the _ to justify the zhou overthrow of the shang.
5. the priests of _ developed a calendar of 365 days, only six hours short of the true solar year.
6. by bringing together the peoples and nations of northern and southern mesopotamia, sargon of akkad created the worlds first _.
7. because the rulers of egypt were considered divine figures, egypts government was a _.
8. _ developed during the zhou dynasty when members of the royal family and nobles were granted the use of land that legally belonged to the king.
9. seasonal winds called _ dominate indias climate and affect crops.
10. cities in the indus valley were built with fortified areas called _.

Explanation:

1. Hammurabi's Code emphasized government - responsibility for society.
2. Pyramids were built for pharaohs' bodies as their spirits were thought to rule after death.
3. Mesopotamia had trade and idea - exchange with Egypt and the Indus Valley.
4. The Mandate of Heaven was used by the Zhou to justify overthrowing the Shang.
5. Ancient Egypt's priests developed a 365 - day calendar close to the true solar year.
6. Sargon of Akkad created the world's first empire.
7. Egypt was a theocracy as rulers were divine figures.
8. Feudalism developed during the Zhou dynasty with land - grants.
9. Monsoons are seasonal winds affecting India's climate and crops.
10. Citadels were fortified areas in Indus Valley cities.

Answer:

1. C. Hammurabi's Code
2. C. pyramids
3. B. Mesopotamia
4. E. Mandate of Heaven
5. H. ancient Egypt
6. D. empire
7. C. theocracy
8. G. feudalism
9. F. monsoons
10. A. citadels