Found on a map, this tells you the distance between two places.
What is MAP SCALE ?
100
The number of years between 450 AD and 1425 AD.
What is 975 years ?
100
The main place of worship in Mesopotamia, it also housed offices for government leaders.
What is a ZIGGURAT ?
100
This monotheistic religion is centered around the following of Jesus Christ.
What is CHRISTIANITY ?
100
Before people formed civilizations, they wandered from place to place, looking for food and temporary shelter when necessary.
What is a NOMAD ?
200
It is the line of latitude that measures 0*N/S.
What is the EQUATOR ?
200
It is what B.C. stands for.
What is BEFORE CHRIST ?
200
These are the rivers that Mesopotamia lie between.
What are the TIGRIS and EUPHRATES RIVERS ?
200
This religion is built around a belief in Allah and the teachings of the prophet Muhammed.
What is ISLAM ?
200
People began to control animals and how plants could grow. This made for food surpluses.
What is DOMESTICATION ?
300
This is what we call 90* N and 90*S.
What are the POLES ?
300
Latin phrase that AD stands for, which is commonly mistaken for AFTER DEATH.
What is ANNO DOMINI ?
300
The type of writing developed by Mesopotamians.
What is CUNEIFORM ?
300
This religion was considered the first monotheistic religion. It was founded by Abraham.
What is JUDAISM ?
300
First used to help artisans make pottery, it later found its way onto devices that literally moved the world.
What is THE WHEEL ?
400
This is found when the points of latitude and longitude are used to find a specific place.
What is ABSOLUTE LOCATION ?
400
The number of years between 5000 BC and 4000 AD.
What is 9000 years ?
400
282 of them, these were the first set of laws known to the world. They are named for the king who made them law.
What is THE CODE OF HAMMURABI ?
400
Muslims try to make a pilgrimage here at least once in their lifetime. It is also the city they must face while praying.
What is MECCA ?
400
To avoid floods and droughts, innovative farmers controlled the water supply to their fields by doing this.
What is IRRIGATION ?
500
The two hemispheres that contain the United States of America.
What are the NORTHERN and WESTERN HEMISPHERES ?
500
Secular replacements for BC and AD.
What are BEFORE COMMON ERA and COMMON ERA ?
500
It is the earliest known piece of literature, and it came from Mesopotamia.
What is THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH ?
500
It is the house of worship for the Jewish faith, where a rabbi teaches followers.
What is a SYNAGOGUE ?
500
Surplus farming allowed some members of the civilization to focus on other things needed by the community. They became great at doing one thing because of this.