Trade
Religion
Government
Language
Art
Final Jeopardy
100

This fruit started in Central America, enjoyed by Indigenous empires (such as Olmecs, Mayans, and Aztecs)a, and is now grown mostly in West Africa

Cacao

100

This Ancient Egyptian god of the underworld helps judge you in the afterlife (hint: someone you know shares the name)

Osiris

100

These rules were developed by governments to make sure everyone knew how to live with each other. 

Laws

100

The Ancient Egyptians used pictures as their form of writing, what is it called?

Hieroglyphics

100

Before language was developed, hunter gathers would do this on walls to communicate with others.

Cave art

100

Main theme:

Bread

Make your wagers

200

Civilizations that are near this type of body of water are usually used to grow their crops and for transportation

Rivers

200

Name the three Abrahamic religions that all believe in the same god. 

200 points each

Islam, Christianity, Judaism

200

This king developed the first set of laws ever recorded

King Hammurabi

200

Mesopotamians had a writing system that used a combination of markings to make a message

Cuneiform

200

King Hammurabi would build many of these to put his laws and pictures of himself so everyone in his empire knew what he looked like.

statues

200

Thay Phi made m'smen, a delicious flatbread. 

What country is this bread originally from?

Morocco

300

The Ancient Egyptians and Nubians used this river to help them trade their goods

The Nile River

300

This Jewish leader was known for leading the Israelites from Egypt, known as the exodus: 

Moses

300

Ancient Egyptians's government was combined with religion, making it's government a...

Theocracy

300

Jesus was able to spread his message because his messages were...

Simple [messages, lessons, ideas]

300

The gates of Ishtar was the main gates for this ancient Mesopotamian empire (hint: the name might sound childish, but they were powerful)

Babylon

400

In the beginning of the agricultural revolution, the invention of this process helps people to stay in one place and not hunt/gather for food.

Farming

400

This Jewish king was originally a Shepard but fought this giant to become the king of the Israelites.

David [and Goliath]

400

When countries took over indigenous lands to expand their country's power, it's called...

colonization

400

the Mayans not only developed their own language, but they developed this tool to keep track of the time of the year.

The calendar

500

This king of the Ancient kingdom of Mali is...

Mansa Musa (1/2 points if you write only one name)

500

The Mayans/Aztecs would play this ball game as part of their religious practices

Ulama

500

This country is known for the first and only successful slave revolution

Haiti

500

The Phoenicians were known for fighting the Israelites and being great sailors, they were also known for developing the beginnings of this writing system

The alphabet