Egyptian Civilization
Mesopotamia
Indian Civilization
Hinduism and Buddhism
Judaism, Christianity and Islam
100
Egyptian civilization began along this river
What is the Nile River?
100
Mesopotamia means this
What is "the land between the rivers"?
100
ancient Indian civilization began along this river
What is the Indus River?
100
both Hinduism and Buddhism began in this country
What is India?
100
the oldest of the major religions we have studied
What is Judaism?
200
Egyptian kings
Who were pharaohs?
200
Mesopotamia is located in this present-day country
What is Iraq?
200
the Indus River is located in this present-day country
What is Pakistan?
200
the social system of India
What is the caste system?
200
the followers of Islam
Who are Muslims?
300
plants from the Nile River used to make paper
What are papyrus plants?
300
system of writing used by the Sumerians
What is cuneiform?
300
earliest civilization in the Indus River region
What is the Harappan civilization?
300
belief in the soul being reborn in another body in a later life
What is reincarnation?
300
the holy book of Islam
What is the Koran?
400
Egyptian writing system
What is hieroglyphics?
400
civilization that replaced the Sumerian civilization in Mesopotamia
What is the Babylonian civilization?
400
group of invaders from Central Asia that took over the Indus River valley
Who were the Aryans?
400
this religion has no specific founder
What is Hinduism?
400
a holy city to Judaism, Christianity and Islam
What is Jerusalem?
500
belief in many different gods
What is polytheism?
500
Babylonian king who had a code of more than 200 laws named after him
Who was Hammurabi?
500
group who came to power about AD 300 in the Indus River Valley and contributed many advancements in math and science including the concept of zero
Who were the Guptas?
500
Buddhists believe that breaking the cycle of reincarnation allows on to attain this state of being
What is nirvana?
500
order in which these religions were founded
What is Judaism, Christianity and Islam?
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