Mesopotamia/Early Man
Egypt
Indus Valley
Religions
Miscellaneous
100
This ruler is famous for creating a uniform code of law for the land of Babylon.
Who is Hammurabi (Hammurabi's code)?
100
This is a form of Egyptian writing that had pictures stand for both ideas and sounds.
What are hieroglyphics?
100
This was the first name given to the first Indian dynasty, which began in about 321 B.C.
What is the Mauryan Dynasty?
100
This was the primary means that Buddhism spread across Asia.
What is trade?
100
This is the name of people who live near the southern tip of India and also the name of their language.
Who are the Tamil people?
200
This ancient city was founded on the banks of the Euphrates River.
What is Ur?
200
This ruler was considered to be both a king and a god.
Who is pharaoh?
200
A woman would run the family in this type of society.
What is a matriarchy?
200
This is a mutual promise between God and humanity.
What is a covenant?
200
These people were the most able seafarers of the early Mediterranean.
Who are the Phoenicians?
300
This was the system of writing that the Sumerian scribes created.
What is cuneiform?
300
This river flooded once a year and enriched the soil for the Egyptians to farm.
What is the Nile?
300
This was the first emperor of the first Indian dynasty.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
300
In Buddhism, this is the term for the release from selfishness and pain.
What is nirvana?
300
This is the name of the Indian epic poem that reflects the struggles that took place in India as the Aryans moved relentlessly South.
What is the Mahabarata?
400
This was the dramatic and far-reaching change in human life caused by the discovery of farming.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
400
There structures were built explicitly to bury pharaohs.
What are the pyramids?
400
This emperor issued edicts that, among other things, preached nonviolence and guaranteed fair, humane treatment for his subjects.
Who is Asoka?
400
These are the civil and religious laws of Judaism given to Moses from God.
What are the Ten Commandments?
400
This is the term for the belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
500
Trade, specialized work, government, record keeping, and advanced technology are all characteristics of this term.
What is civilization?
500
This is the term for a series of rulers that come from a single family.
What is a dynasty?
500
These wet, summer winds bring much rain to the Indus valley, causing frequent flooding.
What are monsoons?
500
These are the most sacred writings of the Jewish religion, as well as the first five books of the Old Testament in the Christian Bible.
What is the Torah?
500
The people of Harappan are the most well-known for the development of this system, which fostered cleanliness.
What is a sewer system?
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