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Wild Card
100
This allowed man to settle in one place rather than be nomadic hunter-gatherers
What is the development of agriculture?
100
This area encompasses all of Mesopotamia and the lands north and northwest of Mesopotamia, called this because the land is great for agriculture.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
100
The name given to ancient Egyptian god-kings.
What is a pharaoh?
100
A conqueror who created the world's first empire, the Akkadian Empire.
Who is Sargon?
100
A term meaning "belief in many gods"
What is polytheism?
200
The development of agriculture led to the ______ Revolution.
What is Neolithic
200
This river valley was home to the ancient Sumerians.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates?
200
This ancient form of symbol writing was created by the ancient Sumerians.
What is cuneiform?
200
A Babylonian emperor who developed the very first uniform written code of laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
200

The period that lasted from about 1450-166

What is the Renaissance?

300
This is the name of the "Old Stone Age"
What is the Paleolithic Age?
300
This river valley was home to the ancient Egyptians.
What is the Nile River.
300
A type of government where control is with the religious leader, such as in ancient Egypt.
What is a theocracy?
300

This ancient Chinese dynasty gives China its name.

What is the Qin Dynasty?

300
This was the idea that said ancient Chinese rulers had divine approval to rule their subjects.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
400
Advanced cities, complex institutions, and record keeping are all characteristics of this.
What is civilization?
400
These rivers were home to the ancient Chinese civilizations.
What are the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers.
400
This was used by the ancient Egyptians to make paper.
What is papyrus?
400

This Egyptian ruler united herself with Greece and Rome to maintain power.

Who is Cleopatra?

400

Best known for spreading the Greek Empire to its greatest geographical span. 

Who is Alexander the Great?

500
A human-made object that may have been excavated.
What is an artifact?
500
The ancient Harappan civilization was located in this river valley.
What is the Indus River?
500
These structures were built as temples in ancient Mesopotamia, and the Sumerians used them as the center of society.
What are ziggurats?
500
The ancient city of Ur was located in this region.
What is Sumer or Mesopotamia?
500

Ancient Greek philosopher who taught Plato.

Who is Socrates?

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