Mesopotamia
Egypt
India and China
100
This is another name given to the Mesopotamian region because of its good soil.
the Fertile Crescent.
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.
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
What emperor built the Great Wall of China?
Shi Huang Di.
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
India is what type of geographic feature?
A subcontinent.
400
The process by which Mesopotamians brought water from rivers to their fields is called ________.
irrigation.
400
According to Egyptian beliefs, what happens when a person's heart is lighter than a feather? If it's heavier?
Lighter: happy afterlife; heavier: fed to a monster.
400
How did Legalists believe government should keep peace among its people?
Through the use of force.
500
According to our studies, this is the importance of Hammurabi's Code of Laws.
It was the first written code of law.
500
How did Queen Hatshepsut primarily expand Egypt?
Through trade.
500
Name three major religions in ancient China.
Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism.
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