Mesopotamia
These rivers were used for their fertile soil and unpredictable flooding
What are the Tigris and Euphrates River?
This river was used by Egyptians for its fertile soil and predictable flooding.
What is the Nile River?
What is a prophet?
This prince founded the religion of Buddhism.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
Series of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty?
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own gods, goddesses, and government.
What is a city-state?
What are hieroglyphics?
I traveled from Mesopotamia to Canaan and worshiped only one God. Israelites believed they descended from this man.
Who is Abraham?
What are Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
This ruling style punished people harshly for breaking the law but also rewarded people for doing good
What is legalism?
The world's first written epic, a story about a hero.
What is epic of Gilgamesh?
A reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper
What is papyrus?
I was the second king of Israel, responsible for founding Jerusalem the capital of Israel.
Who is King David?
The second class of the Caste system, also known as the warrior class.
What are the Kshatriya?
This concept was used by dynasties as a reason for overthrowing the previous dynasty, citing God.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Who is Hammurabi?
The holy text of Judaism
What is the Tanakh?
Group of people that settled in the Indus River valley whose ideas and beliefs would later become Hinduism.
Who are the Aryans?
I was born during the Warring States and was extremely critical of the rulers of this time.
Who is Confucius?
DAILY DOUBLE: I was the first emperor in Mesopotamia and established the _____________ empire.
Who is Sargon, Akkadian Empire?
I was the pharaoh that built the kingdom of Egypt through trade with Nubia and across the Mediterranean region.
Who is Hatshepsut?
What is the Babylonian Captivity?
All Hindus must engage in proper behavior which will result in positive energy.
What are dharma and karma?
This idea values kinship and respect. Ideas of which are recorded in THE ANALECTS.
What is Confucianism?