Pre-History
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
100
This discovery allowed prehistoric man to stay warm, cook, and scare off dangerous animals
What is fire
100
A region in Southwest Asia that was the site of the world's first civilization.
What is Fertile Crescent
100
A plain at the mouth of a river
What is Delta
100
Strong seasonal winds that bring moisture to India
What is monsoon
100
**** Double Jeopardy *** Place your bets Explain how the geography of Ancient China effected its development.
What is mountains, deserts, and oceans/seas separated China from the rest of the world. As a result they called themselves "the middle kingdom".
200
To adapt wild plants for human use
What is domesticate
200
A belief in many gods
What is polytheism
200
Explain why the Nile River Valley and the surrounding geographic are was important to the ancient Egyptians. **** Daily Double**** Place your bets
What is water, fertile soil, resources, trades, and desert protects
200
A large landmass that juts out from a continent
What is subcontinent
200
This construction project was first started by China's first emperor and then later each emperor/dynasty added on to it.
What is Great Wall of China
300
Supplying land with water from another place
What is irrigation
300
This was the world's first set of written laws "eye for an eye tooth for a tooth."
What is Hammurabi's Code
300
A series of rulers from the same family in Ancient Egypt
What is Dynasty
300
Mountain ranges that separate India from Asia
What is Hindu Kush and Himalayas
300
**** Double Jeopardy **** Identify three things Shi Huangdi did to strengthen his empire
What is build the Great Wall, roads, provinces, common weights/measures, and one currency.
400
A society that has cities, a central government, and specialized workers
What is civilization
400
Wedge shaped writing (very difficult to use)
What is Cuneiform
400
A life after death
What is Afterlife
400
A fortress in a city
What is citadel
400
This ancient trade route connected the West with China and was over 4,000 miles long.
What is Silk Road
500
A group of people with similar backgrounds, incomes, and ways of living. Think of a pyramid
What is social class
500
This system of writing consisted of an alphabet with 22 symbols, with consonant sounds, and allowed for easier trade/travel.
What is Phoenician Alphabet
500
The discovery of this stone allowed modern archaeologists to decipher hieroglyphics.
What is Rosetta Stone
500
To move from one place to settle in another area
What is migrate
500
A valuable cloth originally made only in China and the penalty for revealing its secrets was death.
What is Silk
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