Mesopotamia
This Mesopotamian leader is well known for his written code of law.
Hammurabi
This river ran through the heart of Egyptian civilization.
The Nile.
This first emperor of China is known for his autocratic rule, the building of the Great Wall, and his terracotta army.
Qin Shi Huangdi.
This religion has Five Pillars that all believers must follow.
Islam.
This famous conqueror mysteriously fell ill and died at age 32.
Alexander the Great
The United Nations building proudly displays a replica of this first document expressing human rights.
Cyrus Cylinder
Some of the greatest pharaohs of the old Kingdom were buried in these huge structures.
Pyramids.
The central belief of this Chinese philosophy is human beings are evil by nature, so people must be controlled through strict laws and harsh punishments.
Legalism.
Love, forgiveness, and belief in the resurrection are key beliefs in this religion.
Christianity
The Athenians practiced this form of government in which the people had the power.
Democracy
This is the oldest known story in the world about a powerful king of the city of Uruk.
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Pharaoh Akhenaten is best known for making this major change in Egyptian religion.
Changing religion from polytheism to monotheism (belief solely in the Aten).
The central belief of this Chinese philosophy is people are teachable and can improve themselves as individuals and as a community.
Confucianism
In Judaism, God gave this many commandments to the people?
10
Sparta defeated Athens during what conflict?
The Peloponnesian War.
These religious structures were often the largest building in a Mesopotamian city.
Ziggurat
This first female Pharaoh is well-known for her prosperous reign and monumental building projects.
Hatshepsut.
The Chinese harvested this luxurious fiber in large quantities. It's most famous trade route is also named this fiber.
According to this religion, the way to end suffering is to follow the Middle Path.
Buddhism
Zeus.
Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers.
Tigris and Euphrates
The Battle of Kadesh is famous for what (there are 2 correct responses)?
1: It ended with the world's first known peace treaty.
2: An example of Ramses II using propaganda to claim a victory even though the war was a draw.
Arguably the greatest achievement of the Han dynasty was their creation of the civil service exams which did this.
Changed how government officials got their positions from nepotism to a merit based system.
This concept of Hinduism can be summed up in the phrase "What comes around, goes around".
Karma
This general, orator, and statesman of Athens tragically died of the plague during the Peloponnesian War.
Pericles.