World Religions
The oldest monotheistic religion.
What is Judaism?
In Egypt, I flow north through a delta into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile River?
People of River-Valley Civilizations are able to control flood waters because of this.
What is irrigation?
The first code of laws written from Mesopotamia
What is Hammurabi's Code?
First person to circumnavigate the world.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
This religion's holy book is called the Vedas, which is written in Sanskrit.
What is Hinduism?
Two major rivers in Europe.
What are the Rhine and Danube?
Now an important symbol of Chinese culture, this structure, initially built for defense, had five major periods of construction.
What is the Great Wall of China?
First person to create an empire. Also from Mesopotamia.
Who is Sargon?
I made a covenant with God to start the first monotheistic religion; Judaism.
Who is Abraham?
There is no god but God, and Mohammed is his prophet; this is one of the 5 Pillars of this major religion.
What is Islam?
I'm called the Yellow River because of my color but my real name is...
What is the Huang He?
Invention made by three pieces of wood bound together with wooden battens and leather. Facilitated transportation and made work easier.
What is the wheel?
First place to use a government of democracy.
What is Athens, Greece?
I am responsible for the discovery of the New World in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Major religion believes in the "Four Noble Truths" that can be achieved by following the "Eightfold Path," but they do not believe in a god.
What is Buddhism?
Mesopotamia is the land between these two rivers.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
This way of transporting water is usually credited to Romans, but was originally invented by the Etruscans.
What is the aqueduct?
First written language.
What is cuneiform?
I ventured through Asia, and traveled down through the Silk Road
Who is Marco Polo?
These three major religions are all monotheistic.
What is Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?
The river in India that is the final stage of the Reincarnation cycle of the Hindu faith.
What is the Ganges?
This Chinese dynasty is famous for creating paper, the magnetic compass, and the hot air balloon. It is the dynasty that comes after the Qin which unified China.
What is Han Dynasty?
First document to limit a king's power.
What is the Magna Carta?
I am the conquistador that led the conquest and caused the fall of the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernan Cortes?