Ancient Egypt/Sumeria
Cuneiform
A famous wise philosopher from Ancient China
Confucius
The founder of Christianity
Jesus Christ
The Mississippians are most well known for their
Dirt Mounds
What are the Olmec best known for?
Stone Heads, First Calendar
Ancient Sumerian Pyramids were called
Ziggurats
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
To try and keep out the Mongolians
How many pillars does Islam have?
Five
This tribe lived in Longhouses in the Northeast
Iroquois
Which tribe is known for relying on slash and burn Agriculture?
The Mayans
The most famous Egyptian pharaoh was
King Tutankhamun or "King Tut"
The Chinese developed a surgery to relieve muscle and joint tension called
Acupuncture
Buddhism has how many "noble truths"?
Four
The Anasazi built basements called
Kiva
This tribe was fighting a Civil War when the Spanish arrived
The Incas
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Write down the name of an Egyptian God AND what they are the god of.
PAI: Ra the sun god, Isis the goddess of magic and healing and motherhood, Osiris the god of the underworld and Apophis the god of darkness
What religion took root in China mixing itself with cultural philosophy?
Buddhism
What are the two major factions of Islam?
Sunni and Shia
Name one thing the Inuit do to survive the harsh climate of Canada
The Aztec capital city
Tenochtitlan
An Egyptain pharaoh who wore a fake beard as a sign of authority
Hatshepsut (haht-shep-soot)
Who declared himself first emperor of the Qin Dynasty?
Shi Huangdi
In Hinduism, what is the "atman"
Your essential self, what westerners call "The Soul"
The name the Spanish gave to the Anasazi architecture
Pueblos
The Aztec Sun god who required sacrifice
Quetzalcoatl