Mesopotamia and Fertile Crescent
Egypt and Africa
China
1200BC and Beyond
Persian Empire
100
The first civilization
What was Sumer?
100
The body of water the Egyptians settled
What is the Nile River?
100
The first dynasty of China
What was the Zhou Dynasty?
100

These people disrupted the Egyptian, Hittite, and Babylonian empires int 1200BC

Who are the Sea People

100

Describe the Persian expansion policies

Tolerant, not destruction, allowed local religion and customs to remain

200
Ruler of the Babylonian Empire from 1792-1750 B.C.E.; said to have created the first code of laws from Shamash, the Sun god
Who was Hammurabi?
200

These were the rulers of the early dynasties

Who is the Pharaoh

200

A fair, fine, and just ruler.....and the ancestors/gods have provided their approval 

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

200

This group rose up and became the dominant traders after the Sea People invasion

Who are the Phoenicians
200

This man was responsible for the early expansion of the Persian Empire (also a document in your quiz)

Who was Cyrus the Great

300

Give three requirements of early civilizations

Stationary, agriculture, livestock, irrigation, buildings, language, etc
300

The group of people introduced Bronze to Egypt and took control of Egypt after the collapse of the Middle Kingdom for 70 years

Who were the Hyksos?

300
An ethical system (also considered a religion) based on the following principals: •Social order, harmony, and good government should be based on family relationships •Respect for parents and elders is important to a well-ordered society. •Education is important both to the welfare of the individual and to society.
What is Confucianism?
300

This person was responsible for building the Temple of Jerusalem

Who is Solomon

300

This creation by the Persian Empire resulted in better communication, safety, and increased trade

What is the Royal Road

400

This writing was a recipe for beer

What is the Hymn to Ninkasi

400

The first woman pharaoh (Fun Fact: built the world's first zoo)

Who was Queen Hatshepsut?

400

This dynasty followed the sem-mythical (now there is more evidence) Xia dynasty

What is the Shang dynasty

400

These people created the first alphabet

Who are the Phoenicians

400

These two empires helped overthrow the Assyrians, before being conquered by the Persians

Median and Babylonian 

500

This was the first known writing by the Sumerians

Cuneiform

500

This leader fought in the Battle of Kadesh that resulted in a stalemate between Egypt and the Hittites 

Who was Rameses II (or Ramses, etc.)

500

Capturing and controlling these significantly increased the power of leaders in Ancient China

What are shrines that were used to honor your ancestors

500

This empire's violent expansion policies weakened it economically and politically

What was Assyrian Empire

500

This was an ancient Iranian empire based in Western Asia founded by Cyrus the Great (more specific that Persia)

What was the Achaemenid Empire

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