The ancient Egyptian civilization settled around this body of water.
What is the Nile River?
100
The Shang king was capable of maintaining order and expanding his empire through his military. Shang armies were especially powerful because nobles had weapons made of this metal which is created by mixing copper and tin.
What is bronze?
100
The P and SPECG.
What is political?
200
Piece of land surrounded on three sides by water.
What is a peninsula?
200
Writing style invented by the Sumerians. Symbols were wedged shaped.
What is cuneiform?
200
Leaders of ancient Egypt are called this. They could be both male or female. They were absolute rulers with complete control over the government.
What is a pharaoh?
200
This is the power or law believed to be granted by a god (or the ancestors) giving a leader the divine right to rule China.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
200
This term represents writers and record keepers.
What are scribes?
300
Imaginary lines that go from east to west around the world. Used in location.
What are lines of latitude?
300
Set of laws created during the Babylonian empire. Stated "an eye for an eye."
What is Hammurabi's Code?
300
System of writing developed by the ancient Egyptians. Symbols represented words and ideas (not sounds).
What are hieroglyphics?
300
Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior. It's goal was to achieve a just and peaceful society which would work well when all people used standards of food behavior in their roles and in their relationships with others. According to this philosophy there are five basic relationships: ruler and subject, husband and wife, father and son, older sibling and younger sibling, and friend and friend.
What is Confucianism?
300
The term for a person who moves from place to place with no permanent home.
What are nomads?
400
0 degrees longitude. Runs through Greenwich, England.
What is the prime meridian?
400
An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircase and a shrine at the top.
What is a ziggurat?
400
The process of preserving the body for use in the afterlife. The body and organs were preserved due to the belief that a person's body remained with his or her dead spirit.
What is embalming or mummification?
400
He is often known as the first emperor of a united China during the Qin dynasty. He was a strong and cruel leader who punished those who did not follow his laws. He wanted to unify China and did so by standardizing cultural practices like writing and money.
Who is Qin Shihuangdi or Prince Zheng?
400
A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government.
What is an empire?
500
Missing theme of geography: location, place, region, movement
What is human-environment interaction?
500
Creator of the hanging gardens of Babylon which were built during the Neo-Babylonian empire.
Who is Nebuchadrezzar/Nebuchadnezzar?
500
One of the most famous (and first) female leaders of ancient Egypt. She rose to power, filling her government with loyal advisors. She often dressed in men's clothing to demand the same respect shown to male rulers. Under her rule, art and architecture flourished and she also encouraged trade with other countries.
Who is Hatshepsut?
500
The term for the spreading of cultural traits, such as goods and ideas, from one culture to another, or within one culture. The effects of the Silk Road are an example of such an occurrence.
What is cultural diffusion?
500
Name at least two reasons many civilizations settled near water.
What is to drink, catch food (fishing), irrigate crops, or transportation?