Stone Age
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus River Valley
China
Mr. Brase's Nerdy Interests
100

An equal society

Egalitarian

100

The names of the the two rivers of Mesopotamia

Tigris and Euphrates

100

What the Pharaohs were buried in during the Old Kingdom period.

Pyramids

100

Two important cities of the Indus River Valley Civilization include Harappa and _________

Mohenjo-Daro

100

This river has the nickname "China's Sorrow"

Yellow River/Huang He

100

The main commander of the Union Army during the American Civil War

Ulysses S. Grant

200

The discovery of ___________ is what ended the Paleolithic era and began the Neolithic era

Agriculture.

200

*RANDOM QUESTION*

Texas landform region include the Gulf Coastal Plains, North Central Plains, Basin and Mountain Range, and ____ ____

Great Plains

200

The concept of rulers of a country all coming from the same family.

Dynasty

200

Clay _______ with pictures of animals and undeciphered writing have been found in Mesopotamia, indicating trade.

seals

200

The potentially fictitious first dynasty of China

Xia

200

The term for mapmaking 

Cartography 

300

This is evidence of advanced cultural and religious beliefs. 

Funeral practices

300

"If a free person's slave strikes the cheek of another free person, the ear of the slave shall be cut off." 

The above excerpt is from __________________

The Code of Hammurabi 

300

*RANDOM QUESTION*

This was the cause for the U.S. to enter into World War Two

Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor

300

Along with the Indus River, the ________ River is another major river of South Asia

Ganges

300

The concept that the ruling dynasty of China had the divine right to rule, so long as they provided good government.

Mandate of Heaven

300

Who is the Lord of the Rings?

Sauron

400

The ______ _______ at Laceaux and the Cueva de los Manos are examples of Paleolithic art and culture.

Cave paintings

400

The cause of Mesopotamia's pessimistic outlook and dark view of religion

Bad geography/Unpredictable and destructive flooding of the rivers

400

The three periods of ancient Egyptian history

Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms

400

Indoor plumbing and grid-like streets is evidence of ________ ________

Central planning.

400

Mountains, deserts, and forests provided ________ ________ for China

Natural Barriers 

400

What color(s) was Luke Skywalker's lightsaber?

blue, then green

500

The land bridge connecting Afro-Eurasia to the Americas during the last Ice Age

Bering Land Bridge

500

Cuneiform was used to write this ancient epic poem

The Epic of Gilgamesh

500

_______ and ________ were two important cities of ancient Egypt.

Memphis and Thebes

500

This civilization had ________, a place where boats used for trading were docked.

Habors

500

*RANDOM QUESTION*

Which branch of U.S. government is responsible for making laws?

Legislative

500

The number of U.S. states that Mr. Brase has traveled to.

42/50

600

The discovery of ___________ marked the end of the Stone Age

Metallurgy

600

Official records in Mesopotamia were recorded in ______________

Cuneiform

600

King __________ united Upper and Lower Egypt

Menes

600

These people migrated into South Asia and brought with them their Vedic beliefs.

Aryans

600

The worship of your ancestor's spirts

Ancestor Veneration

600

One ring to rule them all, ___ ____ __ ____ ____, one ring to bring them all together, and in the darkness bind them.

One ring to find them