Geography
Which continent are you standing on?
North America
What buildings were used as tombs for pharaohs?
pyramids
The Deccan Plateau is located in this modern day country
India
The Parthenon in Athens was built to honor what Greek goddess?
Athena
What structure was built in China to protect it from invaders.
The Great Wall of China
What is the world's largest ocean?
Pacific
What is the process of preserving an body for the afterlife in ancient Egypt called?
mummification
The Ganges, Brahmaputra and Indus rivers are all found in this country?
India
This is where the twelve main gods/goddesses lived.
Mt. Olympus
The Silk Road
What landform is an area of high, flat land
Plateau
What was the term given to a ruler of Egypt?
Pharaoh
The Himalaya Mountains form a natural barrier between India and this other country that we studied.
China
This was the name of the marketplaces of ancient Greece.
Agora
A piece of bone heated and cracked by holy men to seek advice from ancestors.
Oracle Bone
What is 0 degrees latitude called?
Equator
What did Egyptians write on? (made from a Nile plant)
Papyrus
The Golden Age empire saw the development of the decimal system.
Gupta Empire
This was the first battle of the Persian Wars. Athens defeated the Persians. When a messenger ran back to Athens with the good news, he shouted, NIKE!!
The Battle of Marathon
The term used for a family of rulers, usually from ancient China.
Dynasty
What are the imaginary lines on a globe used as coordinates to locate a place called?
latitude and longitude
Who was the first female pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
This kings' edicts promoted four goals to improve the empire. (hint: Star Wars character)
King Ashoka
The small group in Sparta that made the important decisions.
Council of Elders
During the Shang dynasty materials and art were of then made of bronze or this green stone.
Jade