Mesopotamia (!)
Ancient Egypt
Ancient India
Ancient China
Vocabulary
100
This is the name for the curved area of land in Mesopotamia that was good for growing crops.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
100
These were built as tombs for the dead pharaohs.
What are the pyramids?
100
This river is considered sacred by the Hindu religion.
What is the Ganges River?
100
This man wrote about the five key relationships.
Who is Confucius?
100
This is a series of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
200
These are the two main rivers of Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers?
200
This river was the main source of water in Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
200
This social construct was used to organize the Indian people and keep each person in his or her place.
What is the Caste System?
200
This was the belief that the gods approved of a dynasty.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
200
This is the king of Egypt.
What is pharaoh?
300
Mesopotamian civilizations developed around small, independent political units called this.
What are city-states?
300
This Egyptian invention allowed important men and women to paint their faces with colored dyes.
What is makeup?
300
This building was built as the tomb for the Emperor's wife.
What is the Taj Mahal?
300
This dynasty began construction of the Great Wall.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
300
This is seasonal winds that bring heavy rain.
What is monsoon?
400
This Mesopotamian form of writing used symbols.
What is cuneiform?
400
This Egyptian form of writing used pictures.
What are hieroglyphics?
400
This art form involves drawing with red powder on the skin.
What is Henna?
400
This man led an expedition of hundreds of ships to visit far-away lands.
Who is Zheng He?
400
This is a farming technique that brings fresh water to the crops using canals and ditches.
What is irrigation?
500
These are the five steps of ancient civilization.
What is 1) Settlement along rivers, 2) Agriculture develops, 3) Villages are built, 4) Cities are created, 5) Civilization flourishes.
500
This is how the pyramids were built.
What is no one knows?
500
The arts, music, TV, movies, and other social elements which bring people together are collectively referred to as this.
What is Pop Culture?
500
This emperor built the Terracotta Army.
Who is Qin Shi Huang?
500
This is a word used to describe a religion that believes in only one god.
What is monotheism?
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