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100
This term means "between two rivers"

What is "Mesopotamia"

100

The pyramid of Giza.

What is ancient Egypt?

100

Under this empire, the check was invented.

What is the Abbasid empire?

100

He wrote the world's first legal code.

Who is Hammurabi?

100

He was the Egyptian god of the underworld, and probably inspired the Greek Hades.

Who is Osiris?

200

Otherwise known as the "Yellow River"

What is the Huang He?

200

The stelae of Ethiopia.

What is Axum?

200
The ancient world's greatest trade network was named for this product, produced only by the Han empire.

What is silk?

200

A Kandake of Kush, she took on the Roman empire in battle, and won!

Who is Amanirenas?

200

This object is often used a symbol for culture, as it is mostly hidden beneath the surface or perception.

What is an iceberg?

300

Regular floods and rich soil deposits along the world's longest river led to thousands of years of civilization.

What is the Nile?

300

The Mehrauli Iron Pillar.

What is the Gupta empire?

300

This rare spice was highly valued by Axum's trade partners.

What is frankincense?

300
Under his rule, the Gupta empire reached its greatest extent.

Who is Chandragupta II?

300
She is the world's first known named writer!

Who is Enheduanna?

400

This river runs through the city of Rome.

What is the Tiber?

400

The Temple of Delphi.

What is ancient Greece? (Or Greek city states)

400

One of the causes of the collapse of the Roman empire was a rapid rise in prices, called this.

What is inflation?

400

This animal was probably symbolically linked to the rulers of Olmec society.

What is the jaguar or were-jaguar?

400

The final step on the Hindu cycle of Samsara.

What is Moksha?

500

This is the world's second longest river!

What is the Amazon?

500

Huaca del Sol temple

What is the Moche?

500

This society invented the use of currency.

What is Mesopotamia?

500

He was a possibly mythical emperor who defeated a dragon to prevent floods from affecting his territory.

Who is Emperor Yu?

500

This instrument, introduced by the Islamic civilization in Andalusia, is the origin of the guitar.

What is the "oud" or "qitara"?

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