Fertile Crescent
Written in Cuneiform, this early collection of laws was carved into a 7-foot tall granite pillar.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
A human (or animal) body that has been preserved, either accidentally or on purpose.
What is a mummy?
Though it would not be widespread until later, this writing material was developed during the Han Dynasty and is now used worldwide.
What is Paper?
This form of government means "rule by the people" and involves large numbers of citizens voting on public decisions.
What is Democracy?
This is the Latin word for Peace.
What is Pax?
In order to make trade easier, Ancient Sumerians invented this to replace the barter system.
What is currency/money?
This ancient civilization, with its advanced city planning, complicated language, and government system, had mysteriously vanished by 1200 BC.
What is the Indus Valley Civilization?
This massive structure along China's northern border was originally built in separate sections, and then connected under the Qin Dynasty.
What is the Great Wall of China?
Though they were allies during the Persian Wars, these two city-states became bitter rivals, fighting against each other in the Peloponnesian War just a few centuries later.
What are Athens and Sparta?
The Romans built a network of these throughout their empire, and their taxes paid for those.
What are those Roman Roads?
This Jewish holiday commemorates the Israelites' deliverance from slavery in Egypt.
What is Passover?
This Egyptian Pharaoh is known for his conquest of the Hittites, among many other things.
Who is Ramses the Great?
The belief that Heaven gives emperors the right to rule, which can be lost through wicked behavior.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
This Macedonian emperor famously built upon his father's accomplishments by spreading their empire through Anatolia, Israel, Egypt, and Persia, stopping just short of India.
Who is Alexander the Great?
The title given to Octavius Caesar when he organized the shattered Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
What is Augustus/Emperor?
This ancient king founded a new Babylonian Empire and destroyed the kingdom of Judah, carrying away its holy relics to never be seen again.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
Breaking from his rich and powerful family, this prince gained Enlightenment after a long period of learning and meditation.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama/The Buddha?
This emperor is best known for his elaborate tomb, filled with soldiers made of clay.
Who is Qin Shi Huangdi?
In Athens, all citizens could vote. In order to be a citizen, you had to meet these three qualifications:
What are free, native-born, and male?
Constantine is known for two things: converting to Christianity, and moving the capital from Rome to this tiny Greek city-state.
What is Byzantium/Constantinople?
This Mediterranean people prioritized trade over agriculture, becoming extremely wealthy by providing tin, gold, and purple dye to their Mesopotamian neighbors.
Who are the Phoenicians?
The oldest Sanskrit writings that we have, these ancient texts show us the origins and early beliefs of Hinduism.
What are the Vedas?
Daoism, Confucianism, and Legalism are very different, but they were all developed as a result of this period of chaos.
What is the Warring States Period?
This city in Hellenistic Egypt built a great library, with the goal of obtaining a copy of every book in the world.
What is Alexandria?
Originally a sect of Judaism, this major world religion began during the Roman Empire.
What is Christianity?