Geography
Where is the Nile located?
Egypt.
Name one civilization where the people were polytheistic.
Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, Greece, Rome, & China
Name two written languages that we have studied.
Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics, Sanskrit
Who was the ruler in Mesopotamia who developed the first Code of Laws?
King Hammurabi
Which Greek city-state relied on trade?
Athens
What group was the lowest in the social structure of ancient India?
The Untouchables
Which civilization believed in reincarnation?
Ancient India
Name two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates
In Mesopotamia, where did the people worship their gods?
Ziggurats (step pyramid)
Which civilization developed plumbing?
The Indus River Valley in India
What did the ancient Egyptians call their kings and queens?
Pharaohs
Name of the Female Pharaoh that was famous for large trading expeditions to other parts of Africa. (hint: she often dressed like a man to look more like previous pharaohs)
Hatshepsut
Who was at the top of the social class pyramid for the people of Mesopotamia, and who was the person chosen by?
The King, the gods (priests)
What structures did the Egyptians build and bury the pharaohs of the Old Kingdom in?
Pyramids
80% of Greece is made of _______________
mountains
Which civilization developed the oldest religion in the world, and what was it called?
Ancient India, Hinduism
Which civilization developed makeup?
In ancient Egypt, makeup was used to accentuate the eyes of royalty.
Female Pharaoh that was involved with Julius Caesar and together made a powerful couple in the Mediterranean.
Cleopatra
Mainland Greece did not have much farmland. Because of this, Greece created _________ to produce important goods and trade them back to the mainland.
Colonies (settlements)
What is another word for farmers in the social class structure of ancient civilizations?
Peasants
What is the longest river in the world and which direction does it flow?
The Nile River flows North
Name two deserts that we have studied so far.
Taklimakan, Gobi - Ancient China
Sahara - Ancient Egypt
Thar Desert - India
Known as the "Buddha"
Siddhartha
What was the greatest achievement of China that was also used by other civilizations?
The Silk Road
Macedonian king who spread Greek culture throughout his empire
Alexander the Great
What did the ancient Chinese use as money?
They used small white shells (cowrie shells). In later years they used small metal coins with a hole in the middle.
both answers count as correct answers!
Where can the biggest class of people be found in the social structure of each of the civilizations?
At the bottom
India and China
Which two ancient civilizations border the Himalayan Mountain range?
Ancient India and Ancient China
Name two different philosophies from Ancient China that we've learned about.
Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism
Which civilization developed the wheel and plow to help with farming?
Name two of the major construction projects of the Emperor of Qin in China.
The Great Wall of China & the Terra-Cotta Army
Name five things that were traded by any country on the Silk Road.
(hint: Think of the Silk Road Game)
silk, tea, sugar, medicine, ideas, gunpowder, paper, horses, wood, porcelain, religious beliefs, spices, gold, other precious stones, metals, etc.
Which two civilizations considered scribes to be part of their social class system?
Mesopotamia and Egypt
Which city-state was Hammurabi the king of?
Babylon