Paleolithic, Neolithic and Mesopotamia
This is the earliest form of writing in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
This river was essential to Egyptian civilization.
What is the Nile River?
This Chinese river’s flooding helped create fertile land and caused major destruction
What is the Yellow River?
This city-state is known for creating democracy.
What is Athens?
This form of government in Rome had officials elected to represent citizens.
What is a Republic?
These TWO rivers supported early Mesopotamian civilizations.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Egyptians wrote using this system of symbols.
What are hieroglyphics?
This religion teaches the Four Noble Truths.
What is Buddhism
This city-state focused on military strength.
What is Sparta?
These structures carried water into Roman cities using bridges and channels.
What are Aqueducts?
This set of laws was created by a Babylonian king and known for "eye for an eye".
What is Hammurabi’s Code?
This belief in one god is central to Ancient Israel.
What is Monotheism?
This Chinese philosophy focused on respect and social order.
What is Confucianism?
This war was fought between Athens and Sparta.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
This set of laws was displayed publicly in Rome.
What are the Twelve Tables?
This term means “land between two rivers.”
What is Mesopotamia?
This leader led the Israelites out of Egypt in the Exodus.
Who is Moses?
This system in India divided people into social classes.
What is the caste system?
This form of government in ancient Greece was ruled by a small group of powerful people.
What is an Oligarchy?
This religion began in the Roman Empire and is based on the teachings of Jesus.
What is Christianity?
These large temple structures were built by the Sumerians.
What are ziggurats?
This structure was built as a tomb for Egyptian pharaohs
What are pyramids?
This dynasty is known for building the Great Wall.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
This Greek poet is credited with writing The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Who was Homer
This river runs through Rome and helped the city grow as a center of trade.
What is the Tiber River?