Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
Olmec/Bantu
Miscellaneous
100
The two main rivers located in Mesopotamia that the first civilizations settled along.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates River?
100
A system of writing that originated in Egypt characterized by symbols.
What are Hieroglyphics?
100
Good or bad force created by peoples actions. Important in both Buddhism and Hinduism.
What is Karma?
100
A river in Northern China that often flooded causing destruction of crops.
What is the Huang He/Yellow River
100
Who are the Olmec?
100
A group of proficient sailors that developed around the Mediterranean Sea. Best known for their creation of what would become the alphabet.
Who are the Phoenicians?
200
A written language developed by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia, characterized by wedge shaped characters.
What is Cuneiform?
200
System of preserving the human body after death.
What is mummification?
200
A political and cultural hierarchy that determined an individuals place in society.
What is the caste system?
200
Gave a dynasty the right to rule. Established during the Zhou Dynasty
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
200
Region extending from Central Mexico into central America; home of the Olmec people
What is Mesoamerica?
200
Ocean trade routes connecting the Middle East, Northern Africa, India, and Southeast Asia
What are the Indian Ocean Trade Routes?
300
One of the earliest forms of monotheistic religion that originated in Mesopotamia during the rule of the Persians.
What is Zoroastrianism?
300
A group of invaders from Western Asia that conquered the Egyptians around 1640 BCE.
Who are the Hyksos?
300
First civilization in the Indus Valley region whose prominent cities include Mohenjo-Daro
Who were the Harrapan?
300
Chinese philosopher and author of the Analects/5 Classics.
Who is Confucius/Kongzi?
300
A people best known for a mass migration from Western Africa.
Who are the Bantu?
300
Exile of the Hebrew people out of what is now Israel during the rule of the Babylonian Empire.
What is the Jewish Diaspora?
400
This feature of the Fertile Crescent led to civilizations in area to be invaded easily.
What are lack of geographical barriers? (Mountains, deserts, ocean...)
400
Powerful female Pharaoh who expanded trade in Egypt
Who is Hatshepsut?
400
The name of Siddhartha Gautama's plan to end suffering
What is the Eight-fold Path?
400
Dynasty known for the opening of the eastern end of the Silk Road, opening trade with the rest of Eurasia.
What is the Han Dynasty?
400
Two things that the Bantu spread into eastern and southern Africa.
Metallurgy and language
400
A religion that spread east along the silk road from India to China
What is Buddhism?
500
Pyramid like structures found in Mesopotamia. Used by the Sumerians for religious purposes.
What are Ziggurats?
500
Farming technique used by the Ancient Egyptians to water their crops
What is irrigation?
500
Great ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted to Buddhism and ruled through tolerance and favored peace to fighting.
Who is Ashoka the Great
500
Han Bureaucrat and author of "Records of the Grand Historian"
Who is Sima Qian?
500
What happened to the Olmec people?
We don't know
500
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