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100
Created by the Sumerians, this was the first written language
What is cuneiform?
100
This river was the Egyptian's only source of water
What is the Nile River?
100
The Greek god of the sky, king of the gods
Who is Zeus?
100
A number of trade routes that went between China and Eastern Europe
What is the Silk Road?
100
This city was buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD
What is Pompeii?
200
This civilization was very aggressive
What is Assyria?
200
The Egyptian process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
What is embalming?
200
This ancient Greek mathematician made the famous theorem "a2+b2=c2"
Who is Pythagoras?
200
The terracotta army was built for this ancient Chinese emperor
Who is Qin Shi Huangdi?
200
A person in ancient Rome who fought people or animals for public entertainment
What is a gladiator?
300
The Babylonian code of laws
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
300
The Great Pyramid of Giza was a tomb for this pharaoh
Who is Khafre?
300
The Greek gods were believed to live in this place
What is Mount Olympus?
300
Ancient China had this kind of government
What is a bureaucracy?
300
A lyric poem that expresses strong emotions about life
What is an ode?
400
The religion Zoroastrianism began in this ancient civilization
What is Persia?
400
This is what the Egyptians called their land
What is Kemet?
400
Socrates was taught by this ancient Greek philosopher
Who is Plato?
400
The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
400
A verse or prose that pokes fun at human weakness
What is a satire?
500
This era began when the people of Mesopotamia learned how to farm
What is the Neolithic Era?
500
This ancient Egyptian god was the protector of women in childbirth
Who is Taurt?
500
These pillars are a sculpted humans
What are Caryatids?
500
This artificial ancient Chinese land feature connected Hangzhou and Beijing
What is the Grand Canal?
500
This Greek doctor emphasized the importance of anatomy
Who is Galen?