China first dynasty, the Shang, grew up isolated in this river valley
What is the Yellow River Valley (Hwang)
100
Name one of the two early American civilizations that did not develop around a major river
Who are the Olmec or Chavin
100
Speakers of this language group migrated from West Africa across Sub Saharan Africa over the last 2000 years
What is Bantu
100
This city state was known for its highly disciplined military
What is Sparta
100
He was taught by this great Greek Philospher
Who is Aristotle
200
This was the belief that god would allow rulers to stay in power as long as they govern justly and wisely.
What is the Mandate of Heaven
200
The Chavin were an urban civilization that worked with metals and domesticated the llama in these mountains of South America
What are the Andes
200
Mary Leaky found one of the oldest one of these in Africa that helped prove humans evolved from Apes in Africa
What is skull
200
A war with this empire united the once divided Greek city-states
What is Persia
200
This is the name for the spreading and blending of Greek Culture throughout Alexander's vast empire
What is Hellenism
300
He was the strong first emperor of the Qin dynasty that united China with standardized laws, currencies, measurements, systems of writing and harsh laws
Who is Qin Shihuangdi
300
The Olmecs were a urban society supported by widespread irrigation farming in this modern day nation
What is Mexico
300
These nomadic hunter gathers were the first people of Southern Africa
Who are the San
300
Ironically, Athens was able to develop democracy and other great things in the fields of art and philosophy because of the use of this
What is slavery
300
He was Alexander the Great's farher
What is Philip of Macedon
400
During this Chinese dynasty that followed the Qin, China invented the civil service exam, paper, the compass, and the rudder
What is the Han
400
Around the same time that the Roman, Han, and Gupta were ruling there respected areas, this civilization was ruling present day southern Mexico.
Who are the Mayans
400
This city of the upper Niger River valley that is believed to have lacked a hierarchal organized class system is believed to be the first city in sub-Saharan Africa
What is Jenne-Jeno
400
During the golden age of this great Athenian leader (480-408 BCE) democracy, arts, and philosophy would flourish
Who is Pericles
400
This city would become the wealthiest of the Hellenistic empire with a museum and a library
What is Alexandria
500
This Chinese Dynasty, the longest ruling in Chinese history, ruled for 4 times as long as the US has been a country
What is the Zhou
500
According to the Mayan calendar in what year was the world suppose to end
What is 2012
500
This kingdom or city that prospered after the collapse of the New Kingdom in Egypt had more than 200 pyramis
What is Kingdom of Kush or the city of Meroe
500
Sparta and Athens duked it out during this war which would lead to a weakened Greece that would soon be conquered by the Macedonians