Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
Greece
China
100

This is the name for the Mesopotamian writing system

Cuneiform

100
What is the name given to the style of writing found on ancient Egyptian artifacts?
Hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics.
100
What is the Mountain Range that lies on the northern border of India?
The Himalayas.
100

Name the Greek philosopher who was put to death for his beliefs.

Socrates

100

What product was the main export of China? The product created a road where trading finally began.

Silk

200
This was the largest and most important structure in a Sumerian city.
a ziggurat.
200
People whose job was to write and keep records were called ______.
scribes.
200

True or false, ancient Indians were monotheistic.

False! They were polytheistic

200

Athens is famous for founding what system of government?

Democracy
200

What were some benefits to the Himalayas for China?

Provided a natural barrier against invaders.

300
These are the names of the two main rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
300
Why did ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead?
To ensure they went to the afterlife.
300

The ____________ Path gave Buddhists a path towards enlightenment.

Eightfold

300
According to ancient beliefs, on which mountain did the gods live?
Mount Olympus.
300
What emperor built the Great Wall of China?
Shi Huang Di.
400
The process by which Mesopotamians brought water from rivers to their fields is called ________.
irrigation.
400

What are the large structures called where Egyptians buried their pharaohs?

Pyramids

400

India is what type of geographic feature?

Not a continent, but a...

A subcontinent.

400
In this city-state, women could own property. (double points if you can tell me why!)
Sparta; because women needed to own land in case their husbands were killed in battle.
400
How did Legalists believe government should keep peace among its people?
Through the use of force.
500

This law code is considered the first written law code. It coined the phrase "An eye for an eye"

Hammurabi's Code

500

Why did the Egyptians respect and fear their pharaohs? (think of a religious reason)

They believed they were a human form the the god Horus.

500

What is the name of the emperor who converted to Buddhism and spread it around India?

Ashoka

500

Sparta is known for which system of government which means rule by the few?

Oligarchy

500
Name three major religions in ancient China.
Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism.
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