The Indus Valley Civilization began around the _____River
Indus
100
This structure in China is one of the wonders of the world
Great Wall
200
A group of people that move from place to place as seasons come and go is known as a __________
Nomad
200
Mesopotamia is known as the land between two rivers. Which two rivers are they referring to?
Tigris and Euphrates
200
What is the Black Land referring to in Egypt?
Fertile soil
200
Who was the Buddha?
Siddhartha (Guatama)
200
Why did the Chinese build the Great Wall?
To stop invaders from the north from raiding their villages or attacking
300
What continent do most archaeologists believe humans originated from?
Africa
300
What is cuneiform?
Their writing system
300
Which God made the final decision over whether you could pass into the afterlife: Anubis, Osiris, or Thoth
Osiris
300
Most people believe Hindus believe in many gods, however, there is a case to be made that they also believe in one god. What names describe a belief in "many gods" and a belief in "one god?"
Polytheism
Monotheism
300
The Chinese used _______bones as oracle bones. They wrote questions on them, heated them up, then interpreted the cracks to find the answer to their questions?
Turtle shell
400
What major change occurred approximately 12,000 years that allowed for the development of farming and agriculture
Ice age ended
400
__________ created a written code of laws, including "an eye for an eye" and a "tooth for a tooth."
Hammurabi
400
The majority of the statues in Egypt were made during which pharaoh's rule?
Ramseys II
400
The festival of lights is called _________
Diwali
400
Who was Confucius?
Philosopher / Teacher (taught ethics)
500
What is one difference between Neanderthals and humans
Neanderthals: Larger skull, poor eyesight, not as agile, shorter/stronger, simplistic language
500
Name one thing that was invented in Mesopotamia.
wheel, plow, sail, writing
500
The tallest pyramid of Giza was made for ________
Khufu
500
Hindus believe in ___________, meaning that you can be reborn as someone (or something) of a higher or lower caste / status
reincarnation
500
What is Loess?
Yellow silt that was deposited from the Huang He river, making the area around it very fertile