Ancient Egypt
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient China
Ancient India
100
I'm a famous river in Egypt. In fact, I'm the longest river in the world.
The Nile River
100
What are the two major rivers in Ancient Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and the Euphrates.
100
This wall gave the Chinese protection and still stands today.
The Great Wall of China.
100
In Ancient India, you were born into a social class. What was this system called?
The caste system.
200
I'm the king of Egypt, but I have a special name.
Pharaoh
200
What were the first written laws in history? One law was "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."
Hammurabi's code.
200

What is the special name for a ruling family?

Dynasty

200

What group conquered the early Indus people

The Aryans

300
This writing system had no vowels or punctuation, but was very beautiful.
Hieroglyphics
300
What was Mesopotamia's writing system called?
Cuneiform
300

If you had this, your family could continue ruling in Ancient China.

Mandate of Heaven

300
What was the special name for their writing system?
Sanskrit
400
A preserved body of the dead in Ancient Egypt. Today, we use this word on Halloween.
Mummy
400
What was the special name for the temples?
Ziggurats
400
The Yellow River in China is known as what in Chinese?
The Huang He.
400

What were the two famous cities of the Indus River Valley?

Harappa and Mohenjo Daro

500
A mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a person.
A sphinx.
500
The kings believed they got their power from the gods. What was this called?
Divine Right
500
This was the idea of strict laws and strict punishments if you break those laws.
Legalism
500
These mountains are the natural barrier between India and China.
The Himalayas.
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