Mesopotamia
What is Sumer
Name for the king or queen leading the government
What is a pharaoh?
Name of two Ancient Civilizations in Indus River Valley
What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Old dynasty establishing an empire in China
Oldest known religion with no founder
What is Hinduism
Set of 282 laws that were carved into stone monuments
What is Hammurabi's Code
Picture-writing found in the Nile River Valley
What is hieroglyphics
Who were the Aryans
Idea that a just ruler's power was bestowed by the gods
One of the oldest monotheistic faiths whose founder is Abraham
Name for the large stepped pyramids with temples and altars.
What is a ziggurat?
Paper book that Egyptians put in coffins of dead pharaohs and nobles, each book was different
What is the Book of the Dead?
What is the caste system?
Leader of Qin Dynasty who standardized measures, script, weights, coins, and built the Terra Cotta warriors
Religion which follows the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold path
What is Buddhism?
What is cuneiform
Pharaoh who tried to change Egypt from polytheism to monotheism
Who is Akhenaten?
Leader in Mauryan Empire who converted to Buddhism
Ashoka
Han Dynasty hired government officials based on test-taking abilities
Religion which practiced extreme protection of plants and animals, everything had a soul
Oldest written story on Earth detailing life in Mesopotamia
Invaders who had a military advantage over the Egyptians due to their use of iron tools and weapons
Who were the Hittites
Founder of Han Dynasty
Han Wudi
Foundational text for the set of religious beliefs for Hinduism
What are the Upanishads?