Mesopotamia
The oldest known written epic
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh
This female pharaoh promoted peace and trade in Egypt
Who is Queen Hatshepsut
The ancestor of the Israelites that moved from Mesopotamia to Canaan
Who is Abraham
This mountain range separates India from China
What is the Himalayas
This is a time period of 100 years
What is a century
This leader created the first written code of laws
Who is Hammurabi
Narmer (Menes)
This term is defined as the spreading of people from their homeland
What is diaspora
He is the founder of Buddhism
Who is Siddhartha Gautama
What is a decade
These are temples the Sumerians built to worship in
What are ziggurats
This stone had three different languages written on it and was used to translate hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone
This caused the Israelites to leave Canaan and travel to Egypt
What is a famine
This was India's first civilization and emerged when nomads first settled along the Indus River
What is the Harappan civilization
These time designations refer to the period after the birth of Christ
What is C.E. and A.D.
Early civilizations used this method to store and water their crops
What is an irrigation system and canals
Egyptians studied its prayers and spells to prepare for the afterlife
the Book of the Dead
This king built the first temple in Jerusalem
Who is King Solomon
This is the third largest religion and is based on Aryan traditions mixed with other cultures
What is Hinduism
This person moves around and follows their food source
What is a nomad
Who is Sargon
This process preserved bodies of the dead so their soul could rejoin their bodies in the next life
What is mummification
This king defeated the Philistines and united Israel
Who is King David
This leads to suffering according to Buddha
What are selfish desires
This early discovery offered protection, warmth, and a method to cook food