Ancient River Valleys
This river was the "lifeblood" of Ancient Egypt, flooding annually to provide rich soil.
What is the Nile?
This Greek city-state is known as the "Birthplace of Democracy."
What is Athens?
This imaginary line circles the Earth at 0 degrees latitude.
What is the Equator?
This religion follows the Five Pillars and uses the Quran as its holy book.
What is Islam?
This social system was based on land ownership, where lords gave land to vassals in exchange for loyalty.
What is Feudalism?
This ancient region’s name means "The land between two rivers" (the Tigris and Euphrates).
What is Mesopotamia?
This city-state was known for its powerful military and strict upbringing of boys.
What is Sparta?
This is the term for a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides (like Italy or Florida).
What is a Peninsula?
The belief in more than one god is known as this.
What is Polytheism?
This disease killed nearly one-third of Europe’s population in the 1300s.
What is the Black Death (or Bubonic Plague)?
This was the first written code of laws, famous for the "eye for an eye" philosophy.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
Rome’s first "dictator for life" who was assassinated on the Ides of March.
Who was Julius Caesar?
This is the largest continent on Earth by both land area and population.
What is Asia?
This religion, founded in India, seeks to reach a state of "Nirvana" by following the Eightfold Path.
What is Buddhism?
These were a series of "holy wars" fought between Christians and Muslims over the city of Jerusalem.
What were the Crusades?
Ancient Egyptians used this form of writing, which uses pictures to represent words or sounds.
What are Hieroglyphics?
This Roman engineering marvel was used to carry fresh water into cities from the mountains.
What is an Aqueduct?
These lines on a map run North and South and measure distance East or West of the Prime Meridian.
What is Longitude?
This was the first major monotheistic religion, founded by Abraham.
What is Judaism?
This document, signed by King John in 1215, limited the power of the King of England.
What is the Magna Carta?
These two rivers were the foundation for the ancient civilizations in India.
What are the Indus and Ganges?
The "Pax Romana" refers to a 200-year period of this in the Roman Empire.
What is Peace?
This "deadly" desert in Northern Africa is the largest hot desert in the world.
What is the Sahara?
This Hindu concept refers to the sum of a person's actions, which determines their fate in the next life.
What is Karma?
This "Silk Road" traveler from Venice spent 17 years in China and wrote a book about it.
Who was Marco Polo?