Mesopotamia
Egypt
India & China
Greece
Vocab
100
What do we call early members of society that found food for survival?
What is Hunters & Gatherers
100
Longest river in the world used for transportation
What is the Nile
100
The early river systems of India and China that supported early civilizations (Daily Double)
What is the Indus and Huang He
100
Two famous City States- One known for it's strength the other for it's intelligence
What is Sparta and Athens respectively
100

Belief in many gods    

What is polytheism 

200
These two things allowed primitive man to settle and create villages
What is domestication and agriculture
200
Egyptian form of writing using symbols to represent things and ideas
What is Hieroglyphics
200
The division of Indian society based on wealth, rank and occupation.
What is the Caste system
200
Two examples of Greek literature- one written by a blind poet the other to teach a lesson in Greek Mythology (Daily Double)
What is the Illiad and Aesops fables
200

Egyptians used reeds to make this early form of paper

What is papyrus?

300
What two important rivers from Mesopotamia flooded on a yearly basis
What is the Tigris and Euphrates
300
Major Egyptian building that doubled as a grave for a Pharaoh King
What is a Pyramid
300

Religion based on the spiritual teachings of Siddartha Guatama, that started in India and spread to Asia

What is Buddhism

300
Ancient form of Greek government still used today
What is Democracy
300

 This ruler was supported by the middle and working class in Greece

Who is a tyrant?

400
Set of ancient Civil Laws in Mesopotamia that were often cruel
What is the Code of Hammurabi
400
Two significant rulers of Egypt that united the empire and expanded trade (Daily Double)
What is Queen Hatsheput and Ramses the Great
400

Chinese philosopher that focused on unifying Chinese society and preached family, societal, and government values.

Who is Confucius

400
Macedonian ruler responsible for spreading Greek culture to Europe, Asia and Africa
Who is Alexander the Great
400

This person has no settled home

What is a nomad?

500
First civilization from Mesopotamia to develop a writing system
Who are the Sumerians
500
What group of people withing Egypt switched from polytheism to Monotheism?
Who are the ancient Hebrews
500

Major trade route in China that spread throughout the Asian continent

What is the Silk Road

500

System of thought to seeks to understand the mysteries of life

What is Philosophy

500

This name was given to a professional writer    

What is a scribe?