Egypt & Mesopotamia
The East
Greece
Individuals
Vocabulary
100
Profession of most Mycenaen people.
What were SEA TRADERS
100
Indian social groups into which people are born
What is CASTE
100
fortified hill of an ancient Greek city dedicated to the Gods
What is ACROPOLIS
100
the ruler who created the world’s first empire
Who is SARGON
100
the form of writing in which symbols or pictures represent concepts or sounds.
What is Hieroglyphics
200
Ancient epic that describes a great flood.
What is EPIC OF GILGAMESH
200
local military rulers in China were known as:
What is WARLORDS
200
Led the Spartans against the Persians.
Who is KING LEONIDAS
200
the ruler who is thought to have built the Hanging Gardens in Babylon.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar
200
the key to unlocking the meaning of ancient Egyptian writing and language
What is the ROSETTA STONE
300
This Egyptian tomb started to be built during the Old Kingdom.
What are the Pyramids of Giza
300
The system of government under the Zhou.
What is FEUDALISM
300
Name one of the two leaders of the Persians that invaded Greece, first in 490BCE & second in 480BC
Who is XERSES or DARIUS
300
the female ruler of Egypt who encouraged trade during the New Kingdom.
Who is Hatschepsut
300
the chief of an Aryan tribe
What is a RAJAH
400
Egyptian god of the sun.
Who is RA
400
the payment an Indian bride’s family makes to a bridegroom
What is a DOWRY
400
What was a form of government in the Greek city-state where power was in the hands of the small, wealthy elite that came from the middle class?
What is an oligarchy
400
Created the first written code of laws.
What is Hammurabi
400
all the actions of a person’s life that affect his or her fate in the next life
What is KARMA
500
Egyptian pharaoh that extended the size of the Egyptian kingdom with a win at the Battle of Magiddo..
Who is TUTMOSES III
500
First Dynasty of China.
What is XIA
500
The result of the ______War was an end to the Athenian domination of the Greek world.
What is Peloponnesian
500
Pharaoh who is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire. He led for 66 years.
Who is RAMESSES
500
the seasonal winds of India
What is a MONSOON
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