Nickname for Ancient Sumer, which flourished from 3500-2300 BCE.
What is the “Cradle of Civilization”?
100
a system of writing developed around 3000 B.C.E.
What are hieroglyphs?
100
an early civilization, known for its advanced culture, that developed in the Indus River valley in India
What is the indus River Valley Civilization?
100
honoring of dead relatives through rituals, such as offering food and wine to the spirits of the dead
What is ancestor worship?
100
The "Awakened One"; the person who originated Buddhism when he achieved full enlightenment
Who is Buddha?
200
Protecting the weak from the strong is the goal of this legal document from the Babylonian civilization?
What is Hammurabi's Code?
200
People who kept records of things from crops to court cases; the second highest social class after pharaohs and government officials
What are scribes?
200
the ruler of the Mauryan Empire from about 269 to 232 B.C.E., whose pillars reflected Buddhist values
Who is Ashoka?
200
location where ruins were found from the Shang dynasty, China’s first civilization
What is Anyang?
200
The belief in one god; one example of this type of religion is Judaism
What is monotheism?
300
were feared for their military might and their cruelty. Their greatest achievements were their new weapons and their war strategies. They invented siege warfare and battering rams.
Who are The Assyrians?
300
the first woman pharaoh of ancient Egypt
Who is Hatshepsut?
300
one of the first major settlements in ancient India that became a center of the Indus valley civilization
What is Mohenjodaro?
300
the Shang Dynasty ruled in the valley of this river
What is Huang He (the Yellow River)?
300
The three types of suffering that Siddhartha encountered on his journey.
What are old age, sickness, and death?
400
restored the splendor of King Hammurabi’s time. His Hanging Gardens of Babylon became famous.
Who is King Nebuchadrezzar?
400
An important government official (along with treasurer and general) who also commanded the army
What is a vizier?
400
He founded the Mauryan Empire in 320s BCE.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
400
a piece of bone or shell heated and cracked by holy men to seek advice from a king’s ancestors
What are oracle bones?
400
tiered system organized by social class; a class or group in Hindu society
What is a caste?
500
created the world’s first empire. The Akkadians developed their own language. Artists carved beautiful relief sculptures on stones.
Who is King Sargon?
500
a system of organization in which people or groups are ranked according to status or authority
What is a hierarchy?
500
Flourished from 320-550 CE
“Golden Age” – period of prosperity and achievement
Universities; literature; art; metalwork; math; and roads
What is the Gupta Dynasty?
500
one of the first Chinese dynasties, ruled from 1700 to 1122 B.C.E.