Mesopotamia
What was the fertile region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Fertile Crescent
What is the name of the Sumerian, wedge-shaped form of writing?
Cuneiform
What were the rulers of Egypt Called?
Pharaohs
What was the Assyrian capital?
Nineveh
What were the rigid social groups in India called?
Castes
What is polytheism?
What is monotheism?
Belief in one God
What was the name of the Egyptian form of picture-writing?
Hieroglyphics
What was the capital of the Chaldean empire?
Babylon
Who were the warlike people who invaded India? What was the new language they established?
Aryans; Sanskrit
Who established the first known empire?
Sargon
Who were the originators of the alphabet?
Phoenicians
Who was the greatest Egyptian warrior-king, believed to be the pharaoh who wouldn't let the Israelites go?
Thutmose III
Who was the greatest leader of the Chaldean empire?
Nebuchadnezzar
What two religions started in India? Which one does 80% of the modern Indian population follow?
Hinduism and Buddhism; Hinduism
What is the difference between astronomy and astrology?
Astronomy is the study of celestial bodies, while astrology is the practice/method of using the position of the planets and stars to determine human events and/or destiny.
What was the capital of the Amorite civilization?
Babylon
What was the name of the Egyptian female ruler, whose rule was peaceful?
Hatshepsut
What was the name of the Persian king who is known as one of the greatest conquerors who ever lived?
Cyrus
What was the leading religion in ancient China?
Ancestor worship
What was the religion of ancient Persia?
Zoroastrianism
Who is the most honored teacher in Chinese history?
Confucius