River Valley Civilizations
Persia/ Greece/ Roman Empire
East Asia and Religions
Miscellaneous
Islam and Africa
100
A Civilization which developed near India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Developed along the Indus River Valley and Ganges River.
What is the Indus River Valley?
100
Persian ruler who conquered Babylon in Mesopotamia and established a massive Persian Empire. He is known for his mercy and tolerance.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
100
A religion founded in India by Siddhartha which teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peace by ending suffering.
What is Buddhism?
100
The land given to the Israelites from God.
What is the promise land?
100
He believed there was only one god known as Allah. He found the religion of Islam.
Who is Muhammad?
200
First civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in present-day Iraq.
What is Mesopotamia?
200
Religion that developed in early Persia and stressed the fight between the forces of good and evil.
What is Zoroastrianism?
200
A religion which developed in ancient India, Characterized by by a belief in reincarnation, karma and dharma.
What is Hinduism?
200
Massive towers usually associated with Mesopotamia.
What are ziggurats?
200
Muslim place of worship.
What is a mosque?
300
The river where the early Egyptian civilization started.
What is the Nile River?
300
A set of wars which involved Athens and its allies against Sparta. Sparta ultimately won the war. As a result, the Greek city-states were weakened.
What are the Peloponnesian Wars?
300
An important symbol of Buddhism, it represents the endless cycle of life through reincarnation.
What is the Wheel of Life?
300
A Government with religious authority.
What is a theocracy?
300
Ruler of Mali who made the pilgrimage to Mecca; on his way there he gave large amounts of gold to the poor.
Who is Mansa Musa?
400
The River where the first Chinese civilization developed; also has yellow silt on its banks deposited from wind blowing sediments from the desert.
What is the Huang He River?
400
Greek Culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian ideas, as a result of Alexander the Great's Empire.
What is Hellenistic Culture?
400
A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
400
A Form of writing by carving pictures into clay tablets and drying them in the sun. Developed in early Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
400
Muslim leader after Muhammad.
What is a caliph?
500
The switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle.
What is Neolithic Revolution?
500
A Greek city-state famous for becoming the strongest military power in Greece.
What is Sparta?
500
The ancient language of India; the language of the vedas.
What is Sanskrit?
500
Dynasty often referred to as China's Golden Age that reigned during 618-907 AD.
What is the Tang Dynasty?
500
A branch of Islam that accepts only descendants of Muhammed's son-in-law as the rulers of Islam.
What is Shia Islam?
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