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100

One of the few female rulers of Egypt was this pharaoh.

Who was Hatshepsut?

100

Born Siddhartha Gautama as the son of royalty, he ended his life as a holy man.

Who was the Buddha?

100

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.

100

The Egyptians developed paper from this plant.

What is papyrus?

100

This geographic factor helped preserve the monuments, the documents, and the bodies of
ancient Egyptian rulers.

What is the desert?

200

This Chaldean king saw a finger writing judgment on his palace wall. That same night, his empire fell and he died.

Who was Belshazzar?

200

This famous Chinese teacher was also known as 'the Teacher.'

Who was Confucius?

200

This civilization defeated and conquered all of the other civilizations.

What was the Persian civilization?

200

This type of temple doubled as protection for the priestly classes in ancient Sumeria.

What is a ziggurat? 

200

The greatest merchants in Canaan were this people group.

Who were the Phoenicians? 

300

The Persians ruled the ancient world until the arrival of this fierce conqueror, who built an even greater empire.

Who was Alexander the Great?

300

A monotheistic prophet, this man sought to spread the good news of the great god Ahura Mazda.

Who was Zoroaster?

300

Ancestor worship is traditionally associated with this civilization.

What is Chinese civilization?

300

These were the first people known to have a solar calendar.

Who were the Egyptians?

300

This river was essential to the flourishing of the Egyptian civilization.

What is the Nile?
400

During this ruler’s reign, the New Babylonian Empire reached its height.

Who was Nebuchadnezzar?

400

Following in the way of 'the Teacher,' this spiritual and philosophical tradition seeks to strive for
improved government, laws, and education.

What is Confucianism? 

400

The Assyrians were known for all the following except which?

- naval power
- military strength
- terrorism
- cruelty to captives

What is naval power?

400
In addition to their innovations with the color purple, the Phoenicians are recognized as being the originators of this system.

What is the alphabet?

400

Multiple cultures recount some event that corresponds with the biblical flood, including the
Mesopotamian poem, The Epic Of [This titular protagonist].

Who is Gilgamesh?

500

After a very arduous journey, this individual preached in Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire.

Who was Jonah?

500

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?

500

Persian provinces were known as these.

What are satrapies? 

500

The Egyptians were known for this pictorial form of writing.

What were hieroglyphics? 

500
In Hinduism, the different social castes (classes) were believed to emerge from this primordial cosmic man.

Who is Perusha?

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