River Valley Civilizations
Ancient China
Ancient India
Ancient Greece
Early Humans
100

What geological feature did Egypt and Mesopotamia build their civilizations around?

Rivers

100

This is the term used to describe power/wealth being passed down a succession of people from the same family?

Dynasty

100

This is the belief that you will be born again into a different body after death

Reincarnation

100

What continent is Greece located in?

Europe

100

What continent did humanity seem to have started in?

Africa 

200

What river runs through Egypt?

The Nile River
200

This Ancient Chinese invention used magnetism to determine the cardinal directions like North and South

Compass

200

Siddhartha Gautama founded this philosophy that focused on the suffering of life

Buddhism

200

Which Greek god was the god of marriage?

Hera

200

What is the scientific name for "The Stone Age"?

Paleolithic Age

300

What was the name of the pyramid like structures that Mesopotamians built as temples to celebrate their gods?

Ziggurat

300

This was the system of tests that were meant to be merit based. This test was necessary for people to get government positions.

Civil Service Exam

300

This is the class structure that is determined by birth into which the Hindu people of India were traditionally divided

Caste System

300

What was Greek mythology used for?

As a way to explain the world in which humankind lived.

300

Hunter-gatherers did not rely on agriculture, and thus they had to move around to survive. This word, means a person who travels and does not settle in one spot.

Nomad

400

Which Mesopotamian king created the infamous law that punished citizens an "eye for an eye"?

Hammurabi

400

This historical figure was a philosopher and a thinker, creating a philosophy that shared his name. His philosophy would go on to influence China even to this day

Confucius 

400

India's economy was greatly impacted by this trade route which spanned from the Roman Empire to the Chinese Empire. 

The Silk Road

400

This type of leader, is characterized by being cruel and oppressive. Draco of Athens was an example of such a ruler, punishing theft with death. 

Tyrant

400

What was the name given to the fossil of the early hominid that taught us about humanity's evolution?

Lucy

500

In Ancient Egyptian society, the Pharaoh was at the top of the pyramid. What social class was directly below the Pharaoh, and above the Nobles/priests?

Vizier

500

This was the idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time. That ruler's power was believed to be bestowed upon them by the blessing of the gods. 

The Mandate of Heaven

500

What seasonal, geographic feature of Ancient India created an opportunity for economic and agricultural success?

Monsoons

500

This type of government was when citizens elected leaders to represent them in government.

Representative Democracy

500

What is the name of the hominid species that was an early ancestor of humanity? 

Australopithecus Africanus