Ancient Greece
This was the largest and most influential of the Greek City-States
What is Athens?
One of the world's 1st major civilizations, located in what was known as the Fertile Crescent, this civilization is believed to be the 1st to utilize written language
What is Sumer/Sumeria?
It is the longest river in the world and provided the Ancient Egyptians with transportation and irrigation
What is the Nile River?
This was the major river system in western India where the Harappan Civilization began
What is the Indus River?
This desert in northern China creates a natural barrier that isolates the country to the north
What is the Gobi Desert?
Known for carrying a lightning bolt, he was known as the king of the gods in Greek mythology
Who is Zeus?
Meaning “land between the rivers,” it is the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
This is the famous Egyptian picture writing used on monuments and public buildings
What are Hieroglyphics?
This is the holy book of Hinduism...written in the ancient Indian language of sanskrit
What are the Vedas?
This trade route from China to Europe facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas for over 1700 years
What is the Silk Road?
Known as one of the 1st great philosophers in history, he was convicted of corrupting youth and executed via poison
Who is Socrates?
In the Sumerian religion An was the lord of heaven, Enlil was the god of air and storms, and Enki was the god of water and wisdom. This type of religion with multiple deities is known as this
What is polytheism?
It is the part of a larger column discovered in Egypt in 1799, and could be used to translate hieroglyphics...all the way down into the Greek language
What is the Rosetta Stone?
This is a rigid social system in India that determines everything about a person’s life
What is the caste system?
He was the 1st professional teacher in China whose ideas form the basis for Chinese society
Who is Confucius?
In this city-state young boys were trained from 7-20 years old to be excellent and cunning warriors.
What is Sparta?
This Babylonian king developed what is believed to be the 1st major detailed legal code around 1790 BC
Who is Hammurabi?
Meaning “royal house” or “great house,” this position served as the absolute, divine ruler of Ancient Egypt
What is a Pharoah?
Known as the Buddha, meaning the “enlightened one,” he is the founder of Buddhism.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
This ancient Chinese philosophical and religious tradition emphasizes living in harmony with the "Way" the fundamental cosmic force of the universe
What is Taoism?
Considered to be a military genius, this son of King Phillip II was tutored by Aristotle for 7 years before becoming king at only 20 years of age and reigning until his death at age 32
Who is Alexander the Great?
The Sumerian epic about this King of Uruk who seeks the secret to eternal life. The purpose is to teach the values of society.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
It is a collection of Old Kingdom writings used to help the ka (soul) pass a series of 12 tests in the underworld
What is The Book of the Dead?
He was an Indian mathematician who was one of the first to use Algebra and solve quadratic equations
Who is Aryabhata?
He was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China. He invented the title huángdì rather than reuse the existing title for "king." This new title was used by monarchs in China and other countries for the next two millennia.
Who is Qin Shi Huang (or Shih Huang-ti)?