Paleolithic / Neolithic
CE on a timeline comes after this.
This longest river in the world flooded annually, providing the rich soil necessary for Egyptian agriculture.
What is the Nile River?
Born as Prince Siddhartha Gautama, he sat under a Bodhi tree until he reached enlightenment and became known by this title.
Who is the Buddha?
Unlike many ancient cities, Mohenjo-Daro was carefully organized using this type of pattern, where streets crossed at right angles.
What is a Grid System?
Sumerians developed this wedge-shaped writing system by pressing a stylus into soft clay tablets.
What is Cuneiform?
During the Paleolithic Era, humans lived this lifestyle, moving from place to place in search of food rather than living in one permanent spot.
What is being a Nomad / Nomadic ?
These massive stone structures were built during the Old Kingdom to serve as eternal tombs for the pharaohs.
What is the Pyramids?
Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in this process, in which the soul is reborn into a new body after death.
What is reincarnation?
Located in modern-day Pakistan, Mohenjo-Daro was a major city belonging to this ancient river valley civilization.
What is the Indus River Valley Civilization?
Mesopotamia is a Greek word meaning "land between the rivers." These are the two specific rivers that defined the region.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates
This is the process of changing wild plants and animals to make them more useful to humans, such as breeding dogs for protection or planting wheat for food.
What is Domestication?
This formal writing system used symbols and pictures to represent words and sounds, often found carved into temple walls
What are Hieroglyphics?
This concept refers to the sum of a person's actions in this life, which Hindus and Buddhists believe determines their fate in the next life.
What is Karma?
This famous structure in Mohenjo-Daro is believed to have been used for religious ceremonies or public bathing, showing their focus on cleanliness.
What is the Great Bath?
This Babylonian King is famous for creating one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes in history.
Who is Hammurabbi?
Farming produced more food than was needed to survive, Neolithic societies developed this, which allowed people to take on jobs other than farming.
What is a Surplus
He was a minor king who died young, his nearly intact tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922, making him a household name.
Who is Tutankhamun (or King Tut)
In Buddhism, these "Four" central beliefs explain why people suffer and how they can reach a state of perfect peace called Nirvana.
What are the Four Noble Truths?
This raised area or fortress sat at the highest point of the city and likely contained the most important public buildings, such as the granary.
What is the Citadel?
To control the unpredictable flooding of the rivers, Mesopotamians built these earthen walls to prevent water from overflowing onto their crops.
What are Levees
These famous Paleolithic artifacts, often found deep inside caves in places like Lascaux, France, suggest that early humans had complex spiritual beliefs or recorded their hunts.
What are cave paintings?
Discovered in 1799, this stone slab featured the same decree written in three different scripts, allowing scholars to finally translate ancient Egyptian writing.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
This rigid social hierarchy in ancient India was traditionally supported by Hindu beliefs about duty (Dharma), though it was later challenged by Buddhist teachings.
What is the Caste System?
Archaeologists believe Mohenjo-Daro was incredibly advanced because it featured this complex underground system to remove waste from homes.
What is a Sewer System?
These massive, tiered pyramid-like structures were built at the center of city-states to honor the local gods.
What is a Ziggurat