Mesopotamia
These were the first tools that Paleolithic people used.
Wooden digging sticks
Ancient Egyptians would be buried in these in order for them to keep their worldly belongings and take them into the afterlife.
Pyramids
These tablets contained the rules that god gave Moses after delivering the Jews from Egypt.
The Ten Commandments
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
This "necessity" was a common factor in all ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China.
Developing along a river.
This philosopher is the founder of Confucianism- a philosophy that would hopefully restore order to China.
Confucius
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
This geographical term is used to describe a narrow piece of land linking two larger areas of land.
Isthmus
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
Ancient Egypt had its fair share of these- including Cleopatra, Tutankhamen, and Narmer.
Pharaohs
This peninsula needed to be crossed by Moses and the Jews after fleeing from Egypt.
Sinai Peninsula
This form of government in ancient Greece means "rule by the few".
Oligarchy
Buddhists follow the Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path in order to attain this perfect state of happiness.
Nirvana
This structure was created in order to defend against enemy invading nomads.
The Great Wall
Ancient Rome was known for this- the idea that low class citizens received cheap food and free entertainment.
Bread and Circuses
This event caused sea levels to drop which provided an area of dry land between northeastern Asia and Alaska.
The Ice Age
The following was a significant technological breakthrough that occurred during the Paleolithic era and was needed for warmth.
Fire
The largest of its kind, this library was located in the city of Alexandria.
The Library of Alexandria
This man made a promise with God and was the father of the Israelites.
Abraham
Boys in Ancient Sparta were trained to serve here as their form of education.
Army
This idea stated that leaders were placed their by gods and it gave them authority to lead China.
The Mandate of Heaven
Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus together formed this.
The First Triumvirate
This famous corn crop was first to be grown by early Americans.
Maize
These two metals were combined in order to make bronze.
Copper and Tin
This river was used by the Egyptians to grow larger amounts of grain to sell or to store for later use.
The Nile River
This city was founded by King David in about 1,000 B.C. as a capital city.
Jerusalem
This is the Greek term or word for the "city-state" in Greece which was the greatest political achievement of this society.
polis
This written language was the first used in India and gave people a way to record sales, trade and land ownership.
Sanskrit
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
A corrupt government, economic collapse, and invading armies all contributed to this.
The fall of Rome
Each city-state of this region was ruled by a king who claimed to have been descended from the sun god, Kinich Ahau.
Maya
Mesopotamia was the ancient civilization located between these two rivers.
Tigris and Euphrates
The Egyptians created this type of paper. It was made from a reed of the same name.
Papyrus
This religion included reading from the Torah, worshipping Yahweh (god), and celebrating Hannukah.
Judaism
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
The world's third largest religion (after Christianity and Islam) developed from the faith of the Aryans in India.
Hinduism
Legalism
This land was originally sought by the Ancient Romans which inspired the start of the Punic Wars.
Carthage
This waterway was useful to the early Americans and is known as North America's longest river.
The Mississippi River
Each city-state in Sumer claimed one of these as its own.
gods
Beneath the pharaoh, these higher class members served as government officials and supervised clerks and scribes.
priests
The Israelites believed that God sent messengers known as this.
prophets
In this form of government, inspired by the Greeks, citizens share in running the government.
democracy
This Indian faith arose in India around 500 B.C. and involves the belief that all living things are sacred.
Jainism
This title refers to military leaders who lead their own armies in Ancient China.
Warlords
This group of people in ancient Rome were the ruling class, wealthy landowners, and came from Rome's most prominent families.
Patricians
The Mayan people lived in this peninsula.
Yucatan
This form of writing was a collection of 1,200 different characters made out of wedge-shaped marks.
cuneiform
This queen of Egypt was on the few to rule. After her husband's death, she made herself Pharaoh and dressed in men's clothing.
Hatshepsut
This group of Canaanites developed the first universal alphabet that could be used by many different cultures.
Phoenicians
The Greek mainland is made of up many islands and these formations- lands that are surrounded by water on three sides.
peninsulas
The one universal spirit which remains the core belief of Hinduism is known as this.
Brahman
These drawings by the ancient Chinese are characters that represent objects.
pictographs
This series of wars included events such as the taking of Sicily, Hannibal attacking the Romans and losing many elephants in his journey, and the wiping out of Carthage.
The Punic Wars
These three mountain ranges are well-known in the Americas and heavily influenced the way early Americans lived.
Appalachian, Rocky, Andes
This object was created by the Sumerians to help them trade and travel along river systems.
sailboat
Egypt was finally taken over by this very powerful empire.
Assyrians
Psalms
This Greek city-state was known as the largest at its height in 4,000 B.C.
Athens
This title refers to teachers of the Indian faith.
guru
This term refers to "the way" that a king must rule.
Dao
This term refers to large farming estates that were taken from the poor and kept by the rich.
Latifundia
The Greek word for "middle", this prefix is used to show the area in which Central America existed.
meso