Mesopotamia
Egypt and Africa
Israel
Greece
India
China
Rome
The Americas
100

These were the first tools that Paleolithic people used.

Wooden digging sticks

100

Ancient Egyptians would be buried in these in order for them to keep their worldly belongings and take them into the afterlife.

Pyramids

100

These tablets contained the rules that god gave Moses after delivering the Jews from Egypt.

The Ten Commandments

100

These two cities in Greece were similar in that they both had slaves and free citizens. They were both, also, always in conflict with each other.

Athens and Sparta

100

This "necessity" was a common factor in all ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China. 

Developing along a river.

100

This philosopher is the founder of Confucianism- a philosophy that would hopefully restore order to China.

Confucius

100

This was the most lasting impact that Ancient Rome had on the modern world because it was used as the basis of language in many countries.

Latin language

100

This geographical term is used to describe a narrow piece of land linking two larger areas of land.

Isthmus

200

The end of the Stone Age (around 10,000-12,000 years ago) witnessed the change from hunter-gatherer societies to agricultural societies. This led to the rise of civilization due to what activity?

Farming

200

Ancient Egypt had its fair share of these- including Cleopatra, Tutankhamen, and Narmer.

Pharaohs

200

This peninsula needed to be crossed by Moses and the Jews after fleeing from Egypt.

Sinai Peninsula

200

This form of government in ancient Greece means "rule by the few".

Oligarchy

200

Buddhists follow the Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path in order to attain this perfect state of happiness.

Nirvana

200

This structure was created in order to defend against enemy invading nomads.

The Great Wall

200

Ancient Rome was known for this- the idea that low class citizens received cheap food and free entertainment.

Bread and Circuses

200

This event caused sea levels to drop which provided an area of dry land between northeastern Asia and Alaska.

The Ice Age

300

The following was a significant technological breakthrough that occurred during the Paleolithic era and was needed for warmth.

Fire

300

The largest of its kind, this library was located in the city of Alexandria.

The Library of Alexandria

300

This man made a promise with God and was the father of the Israelites.

Abraham

300

Boys in Ancient Sparta were trained to serve here as their form of education.

Army

300
This river was the location where India's first civilization began.
The Indus River
300

This idea stated that leaders were placed their by gods and it gave them authority to lead China.

The Mandate of Heaven

300

Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus together formed this.

The First Triumvirate

300

This famous corn crop was first to be grown by early Americans.

Maize

400

These two metals were combined in order to make bronze.

Copper and Tin

400

This river was used by the Egyptians to grow larger amounts of grain to sell or to store for later use.

The Nile River

400

This city was founded by King David in about 1000 BC as capital city in which location?

Jerusalem

400

This is the Greek term or word for the "city-state" in Greece which was the greatest political achievement of this society.

polis

400

This written language was the first used in India and gave people a way to record sales, trade and land ownership.

Sanskrit

400

These "bones" were used as religious predictions. A question would be written on them, they would be burned, cracked, and reveal a message.

Oracle Bones

400

A corrupt government, economic collapse, and invading armies all contributed to this.

The fall of Rome

400

Each city-state of this region was ruled by a king who claimed to have been descended from the sun god, Kinich Ahau.

Maya

500

Mesopotamia was the ancient civilization located between these two rivers.

Tigris and Euphrates

500

The Egyptians created this type of paper. It was made from a reed of the same name.

Papyrus

500

This religion included reading from the Torah, worshipping Yahweh (god), and celebrating Hannukah.

Judaism

500

The people of Ancient Greece lived in small, isolated communities that eventually grew into large city-states. Because of this, these communities were isolated from one another.

The Geography and placement

500

The world's third largest religion (after Christianity and Islam) developed from the faith of the Aryans in India.

Hinduism

500
Corrupt leaders preferred this philosophy in China because it granted them more authority over the people.

Legalism

500

This land was originally sought by the Ancient Romans which inspired the start of the Punic Wars.

Carthage

500

This waterway was useful in the central part of North America.

The Mississippi River

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