Maps & Geography
Early humans migrated to this region in the Middle East, which gets its ancient name because it means "the land between the rivers."
What is Mesopotamia?
To honor their gods, Mesopotamians built these massive, stepped mud-brick towers.
What are Ziggurats
To make sure everyone knew the rules, King Hammurabi had his 282 laws carved onto a giant public monument made of this hard material.
What is stone or clay
This famous leader, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, found inner peace through meditation and taught the "Middle Way."
Who is the Budha?
In Judaism and Christianity, the Sabbath or Sunday is important because it gives people time to do this with their family and community.
What is rest (or connect)?
The famous Nile River and its green river valley are located on this early civilization
What is Egypt
Because farmers controlled the rivers, they grew a "surplus" (extra amount) of food, which meant not everyone had to farm and people could take on these instead.
What are specialized jobs?
Law 196 states that if a noble knocks out the eye of another noble, this exact body part will be knocked out in return.
What is an eye, or "Eye for An Eye"
Praying five times a day, giving charity, and fasting during Ramadan are three of the Five Pillars of this major religion.
What is Islam?
The holy book that includes both the Old and New Testaments belongs to this religion.
What is Christianity?
Tracing this imaginary line horizontally across the center of your map divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
To make trading easier than bartering, Mesopotamians created the "Shekel," an early form of money made out of 11 grams of this metal.
What is silver?
According to Law 108, if a tavern keeper tries to cheat people by overcharging them or watering down their drinks, she is punished by being thrown into this body of water.
What is the river
In Judaism, followers read from this central sacred text.
What is the Torah?
Ancient Mesopotamian merchants "signed" their contracts and protected their property by rolling these carved stone tubes onto wet clay.
What are Cylinder Seals?
Mesopotamia developed near these two natural rivers so they had plenty of it for drinking and farming
What are the Tigris and Euphrates
Mesopotamians invented a math system by counting 12 finger joints on one hand and tracking sets of 5 on the other; today, it is the reason we have 60 seconds in a minute.
What is Base-60 Mathematics?
Instead of being fair to everyone, Hammurabi's laws gave different punishments depending on a person's social class, meaning someone in a higher class would be treated differently than what other classes
What are Middle or Lower Classes
Hinduism has the belief that fulfilling your duty and your actions—known by this word—will affect your future life cycle. If you do good you will have good of this thing, and if you do bad you will have bad of this thing.
What is Karma?
When trying to figure out how long ago something was and it ends with BCE or BC. What is an easy trick to find your answer.
Found in the Middle East, this region has two rivers running through it and is named for its curved shape and rich farming soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Ancient people first used this invention to make clay pots and ceramics before they realized they could attach it to vehicles for transportation.
What is the Wheel
According to Law 195, if a son disrespects his family and strikes this specific family member, the son's hands shall be cut off.
Who is his father.
The Hindu principle of Ahimsa has heavily influenced the modern world by teaching people to follow this path instead of fighting. Think Martin Luther King Jr. or Ghandi.
What is non-violence.
Unlike Christianity or Islam, this religion from India is unique because it does not have one single founder.
What is Hinduism?