China
In ancient days, Chinese called their land what?
Middle Kingdom
Developed a solar calendar
Egyptians
India was the birthplace of what?
Buddhism
Founder of Buddhism religion was?
Siddhartha Gautama
The oldest civilization
China
The cult called what became the leading religion in China?
ancestor worship
One of the rare female rulers of Egypt
Hatshepsut
__________ is ingrained in the way of life for the vast majority of Indians
Hinduism
Hindus believe that a great god called ____________ permeates everything in the universe.
Brahman
Chinese call him "Master", we know him as what?
Confucius
Who grew up in poverty during the time of social and political unrest in China?
Confucius
What was written in a type of paper made from the papyrus plant
hieroglyphics
The people of India could not change their what?
caste
A warlike people called ____________ migrated into the Indus Valley
Aryans
In Persia, the empire was divided into provinces called?
satrapies
According to Chinese legend, who taught that tao was the prevailing force in nature?
Laozi
The "Middle Kingdom" was also called what?
"The Second Intermediate Period"
The Hindus believed that a person's deeds (or _____) in this life determine his status in he next
karma
Who was the conqueror that created an even greater empire to close the fourth century and overtook the Persian empire?
Alexander the Great
What civilization defeated all other civilizations
Persia
Second in importance to the teaching of Confucius was that of what?
Taoism
The "Old Kingdom" was also called what?
"The Age of the Pharaohs"
What is associated with Indian civilization?
Sanskrit, Hinduism, Buddhism
Saw fingers appear on the palace walls that wrote a cryptic message?
Belshazzar
During the reign of ___________, the "New Babylonian" Empire reached its height
Nebuchadnezzar