The Stone Ages
Paleolithic means
Old Stone Age
Cuneiform
Built at the Necropolis in Giza, these massive tombs are considered ancient Wonders of the World
The Pyramids
What is the largest and oldest religion in India?
Hinduism
The Great Wall of China
This Macedonian King Conquered the Persian Empire
Alexander the Great
What is the name of the Human-made raised channels that carries water from distant places
Aqueducts
Neolithic Means
New Stone Age
Ziggurat
Pharaoh
What is the term for the process of rebirth
Reincarnation
What is the hard green gemstone that was almost exclusively found in China
Jade
Which City-State is known for its love of learning and the arts?
Athens
This Roman General Crowned himself Dictator for Life
Julius Caesar
The process of changing an animal overtime for human use is
Domestication
This Babylonian King wrote a famous series of Laws/Codes
What is the name of a mythical Egyptian creature with the head of a man and the body of a lion?
A Sphinx
Karma
Qin Shi Huang was the founder of the Qin Dynasty, his name translates to what?
First Qin Emperor
What City-State brought 300 men to the battle of Thermopylae, and sacrificed themselves to hold off the Persian Invasion?
Sparta
This General of Carthage crossed the Alps with Elephants during the 2nd Punic War
Hannibal
This Neolithic advancement revolutionized how humans ate, and allowed for Humanity to eventually leave the stone age
Agriculture
What was the name of the first civilization in Mesopotamia
Sumer/Sumerians
The history of ancient Egypt is broken down into 3 major Kingdoms, what are their names?
Old, Middle, New
What is the religion spread throughout India and Asia by Mauryan Emperor Ashoka?
Buddhism
The Warring States Period
What was the first battle of the Persian War?
Marathon
The title of the two most powerful officials in the Roman Republic
Consuls
The Stone Age is characterized by human use of what objects that make a job easier?
Tools
This Emperor of Akkad conquered all of Mesopotamia and started the worlds first Empire
What was the name of the pharaoh who's tomb was discovered in 1922 in a near perfect condition?
(Full name, not nickname)
What was the name of the first Civilization that lived in the Indus River Valley?
The Harrapan Civilization
Name the 5 Chinese Dynasties we discussed in class
Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Mycenean Greeks created their own city states built around large fortresses on top of hills called
Acropolis
The Emperor responsible for spreading Christianity throughout Rome and naming its eastern capital after himself
Constantine