Mesopotamia
The two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
The name of the river in Egypt, and also the longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River?
Ancient Indians created this number that we still use today, even though it represents “nothing.”
What is zero?
This desert in northern China helped protect it from invaders.
What is the Gobi Desert?
Mesopotamians were the first to write using this system of wedge-shaped symbols.
What is cuneiform?
The Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods, which makes their religion this type.
What is polytheism?
These two major religions began in Ancient India and believe in karma and living a moral life.
What are Hinduism and Buddhism?
This invention helped sailors find direction using Earth’s magnetic field.
What is the compass?
This two-word phrase means "land between rivers" and refers to Mesopotamia.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Ancient Egyptian form of writing.
What are hieroglyphics?
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is called this.
What is reincarnation?
This famous trading route connected China to other parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe.
What is the Silk Road?
These large, stepped temples were built to honor the gods.
What are ziggurats?
The leader of the government. They had complete control and were treated like a god
What is a Pharaoh?
This sacred language was used in early Hindu scriptures and is still studied today.
What is Sanskrit?
This Chinese teacher believed in respect, order, and education.
Who is Confucius?
This ancient Babylonian law code said, “an eye for an eye,” and was one of the first sets of written laws to try and bring justice to everyone, rich or poor.
What is Hammurabi’s Code?
This process preserved bodies for the afterlife.
What is mummification?
These long stories about gods and heroes, like the Mahabharata and Ramayana, were written in Ancient India.
What are epics?
This dynasty built the first version of the Great Wall and united China under one emperor.
What is the Qin Dynasty?