Who's Who
One of the few female rulers of Egypt was this pharaoh.
Who was Hatshepsut?
Born Siddhartha Gautama as the son of royalty, he ended his life as a holy man.
Who was the Buddha?
These were the three major periods of Egyptian history.
The Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom,
OR
The Age of the Pharaohs, the Age of the People, and the Age of the Empire.
The Egyptians developed paper from this plant.
What is papyrus?
This geographic factor helped preserve the monuments, the documents, and the bodies of
ancient Egyptian rulers.
What is the desert?
This Chaldean king saw a finger writing judgment on his palace wall. That same night, his empire fell and he died.
Who was Belshazzar?
This famous Chinese teacher was also known as 'the Teacher.'
Who was Confucius?
This civilization defeated and conquered all of the other civilizations.
What was the Persian civilization?
This type of temple doubled as protection for the priestly classes in ancient Sumeria.
What is a ziggurat?
The greatest merchants in Canaan were this people group.
Who were the Phoenicians?
The Persians ruled the ancient world until the arrival of this fierce conqueror, who built an even greater empire.
Who was Alexander the Great?
A monotheistic prophet, this man sought to spread the good news of the great god Ahura Mazda.
Who was Zoroaster?
Ancestor worship is traditionally associated with this civilization.
What is Chinese civilization?
These were the first people known to have a solar calendar.
Who were the Egyptians?
This river was essential to the flourishing of the Egyptian civilization.
During this ruler’s reign, the New Babylonian Empire reached its height.
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
Following in the way of 'the Teacher,' this spiritual and philosophical tradition seeks to strive for
improved government, laws, and education.
What is Confucianism?
The Assyrians were known for all the following except which?
- naval power
- military strength
- terrorism
- cruelty to captives
What is naval power?
What is the alphabet?
Multiple cultures recount some event that corresponds with the biblical flood, including the
Mesopotamian poem, The Epic Of [This titular protagonist].
Who is Gilgamesh?
After a very arduous journey, this individual preached in Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire.
Who was Jonah?
Followers of 'the Way,' these people tend to minimize external authority and involvement in society, instead emphasizing the individual in relationship to 'the Way.'
Who are Taoists?
Persian provinces were known as these.
What are satrapies?
The Egyptians were known for this pictorial form of writing.
What were hieroglyphics?
Who is Perusha?