Mesopotamia
What is a Ziggurat?
What is a temple for worship
What were the Kings of Egypt called?
What are Pharaohs
What is the main body of water near Greece?
What is the Mediterranean Sea
What is another name of the Huang He river in China?
What is the yellow river
What is considered the earliest civilization on Earth?
What is Mesopotamia
Which King of Babylon believed in an eye for an eye when it came to punishments?
Who is Hammurabi
What is the ancient writing system of the Egyptians?
What is Hieroglyphics
During the original olympic games, men competed in the ____________
What is the nude
The Shang dynasty is considered the first historical dynasty of China, meaning it left behind written records. What were those records called?
What are oracle bones
What does polytheistic mean?
What is the belief in multiple deities or gods
Who were the only people in society who knew how to write?
Who are scribes
What is the plant grown along the Nile river that was used by the Egyptians to make paper?
What is papyrus
What were the two main food staples in ancient Greece?
What are olives and grapes
Name one of the three Chinese philosophies adopted by the Chinese government
What are: Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism
Name at least three important reasons early civilizations settled near rivers
What are: fertile soil, drinking water, bathing, transportation, water for animals, fishing/animals, cleaning, protection from invaders
Who was the beast man in the story of Gilgamesh who ended up becoming his best friend.
Who is Enkidu
Who was the Egyptian god and chief judge of the underworld?
Who are Osiris
Spartan boys began miitary training at the age of
What is 7
Family regimes that ruled over China during much of its history are called
What are dynasties
What is the longest river in the world?
What is the Nile river
King Nebuchadnezzar had this built for his wife to keep her from feeling homesick.
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who was the last ruling Pharaoh of Egypt?
Who is Cleopatra
Who was the Greek God of music, poetry, dance and archery?
Who is Apollo
The terracotta army was built to protect this emperor in the afterlife
Who was the first emperor of China Qin Shi Huang Di
The four noble truths and the eightfold path are principles of which major world religion?
What is Buddhism