Ancient Civilization
This river valley civilization built pyramids as tombs for their pharaohs
What is Egypt?
The birthplace of democracy and the Olympics
What is Athens?
The Torah is the holy book of this religion
What is Judaism?
The Byzantine Empire preserved this law code from Rome named after that Justin-something guy
What is Justinian's Code?
This WEST AFRICAN empire grew wealthy from GOLD and SALT
What is Mali?
The world's first written law code came from this Mesopotamian king
Who was Hammurabi?
Rome fought wars against this North African city famous for using elephants in warfare
What is Carthage?
I am the founder of Christianity
Who is Jesus?
The holy war to reclaim the Holy Land of Jerusalem
What are the Crusades?
This king of Mali made a famous journey to Mecca
Who was Mansa Musa?
The Indus Valley is located in this modern-day country
What is India (& Pakistan)?
This Indian empire spread Hindu culture and created the concept of zero
What is the Gupta Empire?
The Five Pillars are central to this religion
What is Islam?
This disease killed millions in Europe during the 14th century (aka the 1300s)
What is the Black Death (aka the Bubonic Plague, aka the plague)?
This early African kingdom traded with EGYPT and had its own pyramids
What is Nubia (aka Kush)?
The ancient Chinese believed their rulers had this right to govern, given by heaven
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
This was the greatest architectural achievement of the Qin Dynasty
What is the Great Wall of China?
The Buddha's teachings are all focused on ending suffering. What are they called?
HINT: They're NOBLE
What are the Four Noble Truths?
This city was the capital of the Byzantine empire and was later renamed "Istanbul"
What is Constantinople?
The Aztecs built their capital city, Tenochtitlán, on this geographical feature
What is a lake (BONUS POINTS = Lake Texcoco)?
The Phoenicians are most famous for creating this
What is the alphabet?
He blended cultures across 3 continents and did a GREAT job at it
Who is Alexander the Great?
The Hindu belief in rebirth is called this
What is reincarnation?
This system of land ownership and loyalty tied kings, nobles, knights, and peasants (aka "serfs") together in Medieval Europe
What is feudalism?
The Inca used this system of knotted strings to keep records.
What is quipu?
I'll accept misspellings for this one.