Origins of Man
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Ancient Israelites
Bonus
100
Name of one of the oldest known hominids, named after a Beatle's song.
Who is Lucy?
100
Established the first set of written laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
100
Changed the Egyptian religion from polytheistic to monotheistic.
Who is Amenhotep IV?
100
Developed the 26-letter alphabet.
Who are the Phoenicians?
100
Location of the Great Pyramid
What is Giza?
200
Painted cave walls were created during this age.
What is the Paleolithic Age?
200
Sumerian temple
What is a ziggurat?
200
Chief Egyptian god
Who is Re?
200
Wise sayings of Solomon.
What are proverbs?
200
The name of the New Stone Age.
What is Neolithic?
300
Meal produced by combining copper and tin.
What is bronze?
300
An important Sumerian invention used in wagons, chariots and to make pottery.
What is the wheel?
300
The pharaoh the Great Pyramid was built for.
Who is Khufu?
300
The Twelve Tribes of Israel began with the sons of this man.
Who is Jacob?
300
Land areas containing a city and surrounding areas that function as an independent country.
What is a city-state?
400
Laws apply to all people equally.
What is rule of law?
400
A library that helped historians learn about ancient civilizations was located here.
What is Nineveh?
400
The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt.
Who is Ahmose?
400
A person claiming to be instructed by God to share God's word
What is a prophet?
400
A city with a favorable location because trade caravans crossed the Upper Nile there.
What is Napata?
500
The name for the Old Stone Age.
What is Paleolithic?
500
The hero of the world's oldest known story.
Who is Gilgamesh?
500
The first female pharaoh who focused on trade rather than military conquest.
Who is Hatshepsut?
500
Jews who were scattered and lived outside of Judah.
What is the Diaspora?
500
Jewish religious teachers
What is a rabbi?
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