Writing
Religion
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100

Mesopotamian writing system that uses triangular shaped symbols

Cuneiform

100

Christian holy book

Bible

100

form of government in which citizens hold political power

Democracy

100

Nile River is found in 

Egypt

100

group of people who are ordained for religious services

clergy

200

paper created from a plant by Egyptians to make writing easier

Papyrus

200

Jewish place of worship

Synagogue

200

seasonal wind patterns that bring rain

monsoon

200

narrow body of water that cuts through land and connects 2 bodies of water

Strait

200

moved the capital of Rome to the Western Empire and named it after himself

Constantine

300

Egyptian form of writing using pictures

Heirogylyphics

300

Islam's place of worship

Mosque

300

form of government in which a small group of people rule

Oligarchy
300

a group of workers practicing the same craft

Guild

300

The Indus & Ganges rivers are found in

India

400

Writing tool used to make exact marks on clay tablets

Stylus

400

Islam's holy book

Quran

400

Military alliance led by Athens

Delian League

400

Rome's famous orator

Cicero

400

considered to be the greatest emperor of the Byzantine Empire

Justinian

500

beautiful decorative writing originally used in China

calligraphy

500

Jewish holy book

Torah

500

Military alliance led by Sparta

Peloponnesian League

500

yellowish deposit of wind-blown sediment

Loess

500

physical features of the land

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