Pre-History/Early Man
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Phoenicians and Hebrews
India and China
100
These were the first people to bury their dead
Who are Neanderthals?
100
This is another name for a writer.
What is a scribe?
100
Egyptians made paper from this plant.
What is papyrus?
100
Phoenicians made this color dye from the murex shell.
What is purple?
100
This religioun was founded by Siddhartha Gotama.
What is Buddhism?
200
This is the period of time before the development of writing.
What is prehistory?
200
This is a ancient Sumerian temple.
What is a ziggurat?
200
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built to be his burial tomb.
Who is Khufu?
200
Phoenicians wrote these agreements to help protect themselves from more powerful civilizations.
What are treaties?
200
Ancient Indian civilization was centered around these two cities.
What are Harappan and Mohenjo-Daro?
300
This was the era of "hunting and gathering" before the invention of farming.
What is Paleolithic?
300
He was a ruler most famous for his code of his laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
300
She ruled Egypt as a pharaoh, sometimes even dressing as a man. She brought Egypt peace and prosperity.
Who is Hatshepsut?
300
Herbrews were monotheists. This means they were the first people to do this.
What is worship only one god?
300
He was the "first great emperor" of China.
Who is Qin?
400
This means to raise animals with specific qualities to improve their traits.
What is to breed?
400
The fertile crescent lies between these two rivers.
What are the Tirgris and Euphrates?
400
This is a word for the process of preserving a dead body before it becomes a mummy.
What is embalming?
400
The story of Moses leading the Hebrews out of Egypt is called this.
What is the Exodus?
400
This refers to a complex social system of the Hindu religion that determines your class from birth.
What is the caste system?
500
This is the age after the invention of farming.
What is Neolithic?
500
He built his wife a beautiful "Hanging Garden" to remind her of her lush, green homeland.
Who is Nebuchadnezzer?
500
Jean F. Champollion used this to decipher hieroglyphics for the first time.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
500
According to Hebrew scripture, he slayed the Philistine giant Goliath.
Who is David?
500
Kings in ancient China would consult these for advice from the ancestors.
What are oracle bones?
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