Mesopotamia
What do we call early members of society that found food for survival?
What is Hunters & Gatherers
What is the Nile
The early river systems of India and China that supported early civilizations (Daily Double)
What is the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
Greek for "high city". Chief temples located here.
What is Acropolis
Two mythological brothers raised by a She Wolf and responsible for naming Rome
Who is Romulus and Remus
These two things allowed primitive man to settle and create villages
What is domestication and agriculture
Egyptian form of writing using symbols to represent things and ideas
What is Hieroglyphics
The division of Indian society based on wealth, rank and occupation.
What is the Caste system
Two of the three seas to border Greece
What is Mediterranean, Ionian, Agean
Roman contribution to the system of Government
What are a Written Constitution & Representative Democracy
What two important rivers from Mesopotamia flooded on a yearly basis
What is the Tigris and Euphrates
Major Egyptian building that doubled as a grave for a Pharaoh King
What is a Pyramid
Religion based on the spiritual teachings of Siddartha Guatama, that started in India and spread to Asia
What is Buddhism
Ancient form of Greek government still used today
What is Democracy
Monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ from Nazareth
What is Christianity
Set of ancient Civil Laws in Mesopotamia that were often cruel
What is the Code of Hammurabi
Name one of the two significant rulers of Egypt that united the empire and expanded trade (Daily Double)
What is Queen Hatsheput and Ramses the Great
Chinese philosopher that focused on unifying Chinese society and preached family, societal, and government values.
Who is Confucius
Two animals that were farmed in Greece due to the terrain
Sheep and Goats
Roman General and Dictator that transformed Rome from a Republic to an Empire. Was stabbed multiple times
Who is Julius Caesar
The worlds first writing system
What is Cuneiform?
An ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid
What is Giza
Major trade route in China that spread throughout the Asian continent
What is the Silk Road
System of thought to seeks to understand the mysteries of life
What is Philosophy
A series of three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage.
Punic Wars