This is a term for people who move from place to place
What is nomadic?
100
This is the largest river in the world where the Egyptian civilization settled
What is the Nile river?
100
This words refers to one sign used for one sound
What is phonetic?
100
This is the city where Abraham and his family originally come from
What is Ur, Mesopotamia?
100
This was the greatest military leader during the Persian Empire
Who is Cyrus the Great?
200
This major geographic feature favored the development of agricultural areas before 5000 B.C.E.
What are major rivers?
200
This is a triangular deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river or inlet
What is a river delta?
200
This is the reason why Phoenicians needed to invent their own writing system
What is because they needed a way to record transactions quickly since they were largely a merchant society?
200
These are the names of the two divided Jewish kingdoms
What is Israel (North) and Judah (South)?
200
This is the name of a Persian prophet
Who is Zoroaster?
300
Populations rose sharply because of this...
What is the agricultural revolution or an increase in food supply?
300
This is a resting place for the royal family and elites of Egyptian society that dominates their skyline
What are pyramids?
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This is the reason why only royalty could afford red-purple dye...
(Mr. Rose has answer)
300
This is the name of the mountain where Moses received two tablets that contained the Ten Commandments
What is Mt. Sinai?
300
"A virgin could travel with a pot of gold on her head and no harm would come to her" This quote is referring to the safety of this famous ancient highway
What is the Royal Road?
400
This was a place that existed in the city-states of Mesopotamia where religious rituals and food storage took place.
What are Ziggurats?
400
This group of people were able to arrange marriages and seek divorces
What are women?
400
This is the famous voyage that the Greek historian Herodotus questioned if it was even possible
What is the Phoenicians sailing around Africa?
400
This is the name of a period in Jewish history where a group of people exiled the Jews from their holy land
What is the Babylonian Captivity?
400
Cyrus the Great was celebrated by many different groups of people of his empire, especially the Jews, because he was known for this
What is honoring local customs and religion?
500
These are the 5 characteristics of civilizations
What is specialized workers, complex institutions, advanced cities, advanced technology, and record keeping
500
This is a major difference between hieroglyphic and cuneiform writing
What is hieroglyphics were written on papyrus while cuneiform was written on clay tablets?
500
These are the directions monsoon winds blow during hot and cool seasons
What is during the hot seasons the winds blow Southwest while during cool seasons they blow Northeast?
500
These were the main problems faced by Israelites between 1800 B.C.E. and 700 B.C.E. (name 4)
What are problems of migration, slavery, land conflicts, a split kingdom, and tribute payments?
500
This is the number of stops on the 1,500 mile long Royal Road