What is the name of the river that most directly contributed to the development of ancient Egypt?
100
2000 B.C.
What is the time period in which the Minoans built an advanced society on the island of Crete?
100
PENINSULA
What is the geographic feature on which Greece is located?
100
FORTRESSES
What the Mycenaeans built all over the Greek mainland.
100
Chinese and Middle Eastern civilizations traded with each other along the Golden Road in the 8th century.
False! The Chinese and Middle Eastern civilizations traded with each other along the 'Silk Road', not the 'Golden Road'.
200
BUDDHISM
What is the religion that began in India but spread to other parts of Japan? Other acceptable answers include "a religion common today in Tibet and Japan," "followers of this religion seek enlightenment," or "the leader of this religion is called the Dalai Lama."
200
CRETE
What is the name of the island where the Minoans built an advanced society?
200
POLIS
What is the Greek word for 'city-state?'
200
MYCENAE
What is the name of the fortress upon which all Mycenaean civilization got its name?
200
The rulers of ancient China created the feudal system to control large areas of land.
TRUE! The rulers of ancient China created the feudal system to control large areas of land.
300
MONOTHEISM
What is the belief in only one god called?
300
THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
What is the name of the sea where one can find the island of Crete?
300
ACROPOLIS
What is the Greek word for high hill upon which the Greeks built their cities?
300
1400's B.C.
What is the time period in which the Mycenaeans took over as the dominant trading culture in the eastern Mediterranean area?
300
Rivers in RIVERINE cultures served the main purpose of providing these early civilizations with fresh water and rich soil for growing food.
TRUE! Rivers in riverine cultures served the main purpose of providing fresh water and rich soil for growing food.
400
POLYTHEISM
What is the belief system in which individuals worship many gods?
400
VOLCANIC ERUPTION
What is the geological event in the 1600's B.C. which many scholars believe led to the end of Minoan civilization?
400
CITIZENS
Who are the people who can participate in the government?
400
COLONIES
What are the places in northern Greece and Italy which the Mycenaeans conquered and shipped their goods to make money?
400
The Egyptians spread a simple alphabet as it traded with other early civilizations.
FALSE! The Phoenicians, not the Egyptians, spread a simple alphabet as it traded with other early civilizations.
500
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
What is the ancient boundary build by China to separate itself from its neighbors?
500
COPPER, GOLD, SILVER, AND JEWELS
What are the trade goods for which the Minoans traded wood, olive oil, and pottery?
500
DEMOCRACY
What is rule by the people
500
TROJAN WAR
What is the name of the famous war in which the Mycenaeans forcefully attempted to colonize the inhabitants of the city of Troy?
500
The Romans and Greeks shared a monotheistic belief system in common.
FALSE! The Romans and Greeks shared a polytheistic, not a monotheistic, belief system in common.