Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
Greece
100
modern-day location of Mesopotamia
What is Iraq
100
leader of the ancient Egyptians
What is a pharaoh
100
Fertile soil is referred to as
What is silt
100
This dynasty controlled the largest part of China
What is the Han Dynasty
100
The Greek word for city-state
What is polis
200
This problem was solved by the Sumerians moving south, between two rivers. There was more space for farming.
What is food shortage
200
The Nile River flows in the direction of...
What is south to north
200
The Mohenjodaro (Indus River Valley) civilization had a highly organized culture in these three areas:
What is city-planning, construction, and trade
200
Yin and Yang represent the _____ in life
What is opposites
200
An ionic column has spiral decor on the capital. These spiral decors are called ___
What is volutes
300
The five characteristics of a civilization are:
What are 1. stable food supply, 2. economy, 3. government, 4. social structure, and 5. culture/religion
300
Organs were put in jars with this mixture in order to dry them out without rotting the organs
What is natron
300
The two major religions of India
What is Hinduism and Buddhism
300
Confucius believed in this motto
What is "Lead by example."
300
One form of government in ancient Greece led to the next. The four forms in order are ___
What is monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy
400
The Sumerians created this type of writing because they needed a way to track their trades.
What is cuneiform
400
A person who writes was known as a ___
What is scribe
400
The cycle of life, or samsara, is based on these three things
What is birth, death, and re-birth
400
Emperor Qin was responsible for building the Great Wall of China. Give an example of how this helped China.
What is the Great Wall protected the northern border from enemies or invaders.
400
The Greek Olympics were held for many years in honor of ___
What is Zeus
500
This cycle or model represents how an economy works
What is the production, exchange, consumption model or cycle
500
The four pharaohs that we learned about this year were ___
What is Khufu, Senusret I , Hatshepsut, and Ramses II
500
Prince Siddhartha becomes known as the Buddha when he reaches
What is enlightenment
500
Give two examples of how the Han Dynasty was successful
What is "various answers" -see SSNB pages 93-96
500
Name one way the Greek culture has influenced our world today.
What is "answers vary." Teacher discretion
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