Earliest Civilizations
Egypt
China and India
Greece and Rome
Islam
100
The term for a large political unit or state, usually under one leader, controlling many territories is called
What is an Empire
100
Type of writing using pictures
What is Heiroglyphics
100
set of rigid social categories
What is the caste system
100
An example of an epic poem written by Homer
What is The Odyssey or The Iliad
100
The Holy Book of Islam is called the
What is the Quran
200
The term for a religion with many different gods or deities is
What is polytheistic
200
A family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family
What is a Dynasty
200
The real name of the original Buddha
Who was Siddhartha Gautama
200
The student of Socrates, who in turn became the teacher of Aristotle, who became the teacher of Alexander the Great.
Who was Plato
200
Early Arabs made this contribution to mathematics
What is algebra or the number zero
300
The type of writing developed by the Sumerians written in clay
What is cuneiform
300
The body of water that most influenced the development of Egyptian civilization
What is the Nile
300
First main religion of India
What is Hinduism
300
The ruling class in Ancient Rome
What were patricians
300
There are five main rules of Islam called
What are the Five Pillars
400
The area of rich soil between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf where civilization first began is called what
What is the Fertile Crescent
400
An important figure in Egyptian religion who symbolizes resurrection
Who is Osiris
400
4,000-mile transportation route from China to Syria and Rome
What is the Silk Road
400
Rome defeated Carthage in these wars
What were the Punic Wars
400
The town of Yathrib became known as the city of what?
What is Madinah
500
The Sumerians were conquered by the Akkadians under this leader
Who was Hammurabi
500
A boy-pharaoh who restored worship of the old gods in the New Kingdom
Who was Tutankhamen
500
The system of walls linked by Qin Shihuangdi became
What is the Great Wall of China
500
Form of government with 3 people in equal power
What is a triumvirate
500
Gift of money or property to the family of a new wife
What is a dowry
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