Egypt
Geography
Mesopotamia/Phoenicians
Historical Studies
Ancient China & India
100
papyrus
What is a paper like material used by Ancient Egyptians; made from reeds that grow on the Nile River ?
100
Himalayas
What are the northern India mountains?
100
ziggurat
What is a pyramid-shaped temple that rose above Sumerian cities?
100
History
What is the study of the past?
100
mandate of heaven
What the Zhou and Chin dynasties claimed gave them the power to rule
200
A person who buys and sells goods to make a living
What is a merchant ?
200
A trade route that began in China and helped to spread culture, goods, and ideas
What is the Silk Road?
200
animals
What provided food and clothing, and carried loads for the Mesopotamian's?
200
primary source
What is an account of a time or event by someone who lived during that time or witnessed the event?
200
Monotheistic religion
What is Sikhism?
300
winter crops
What is the effect of the Nile river flooding?
300
Mediterranean Sea
What did the Phoenicians used as a trade route?
300
Cedar
What is Phoenia's most valuable trade item?
300
society
What is a community of people sharing a common culture?
300
Shi Huangdi
Who created an authoritarian government based on intimidation and harsh laws?
400
A waterfall or spot where water runs fast over rocks
What is a cataract ?
400
Low, triangle shaped land formed at the mouth of some rivers by the silt the river drops there
What is a delta ?
400
Cuneiform
What is one of the Sumerian's greatest cultural advances - the world's first system of writing?
400
pictographs
What are examples of the earliest written communication?
400
Hinduism
What is the largest religion in India today?
500
the afterlife
What shaped ancient Egyptian culture and beliefs?
500
Rivers
What is where ancient civilizations settled?
500
Nineveh
What is the Assyrian capital city where a library of clay tablets containing literature were stored?
500
Epics
What are long poems that typically tell stories about heroes?
500
Brahmins
What was the highest class in the Aryan civilization?
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