Babylon
Who was the Babylonian king that created the first set of laws?
Hammurabi
What river floods annually between July and October, leaving behind fertile silt in the Delta region of Ancient Egypt?
The Nile river
Where was Assyrian civilization located?
Northern Mesopotamia
The Huang He river is also called
The Yellow river
Where is Indus Valley civilization located?
Western part of south Asia
Modern day Pakistan and Western India
What river was the city of Babylon located by?
The Euphrates river
What was the name given to the fertile land in Ancient Egypt?
The Black Land
Which city was the capital of Assyria?
Ashur
They invented a game that you still play today
Chess
Indus valley civilization developed by this river
The Indus river
Babylonians were famous for the study of...
Astronomy
How was the ruler of Egypt called?
A pharaoh
Who is a citizen soldier?
A soldier who returns home after the war and resumes his former career
These trade routes connected China with the West Asia and Europe
The silk road
Name two major cities of the Indus Valley civilization
Harappa
Mohenjo-Daro
How did the Code of Hammurabi differ from earlier Sumerian laws?
Sumerian laws-fines
the code of Hammurabi-revenge
Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world is located in Egypt and is the only one still standing today?
The great pyramid of Giza
What is a standing army?
Army composed of soldiers who chose army as their career
This massive structure was built to keep out northern invaders
The Great wall of China
The Indus Valley civilization is also called
The Harappan culture
What were two major structures built in Babylon during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II that were famous in the ancient world?
The Gate of Ishtar
Hanging gardens of Babylon
What is the name of the stone sculpture with the face of a human and the body of lion, located near the Great Pyramid of Giza?
The Sphinx
The Assyrians were the first civilization to create a
library
a standing army
mail service
Name an invention that belongs to ancient China
gunpowder
rockets
compass
book printing
paper money
How was the civilization of Indus Valley discovered?
The lost cities were discovered in 1826 by an accident by a British soldier