Egypt
This stone helped scholars decode Egyptian hieroglyphics using three scripts/languages.
Rosetta Stone
This South Asian religion’s founder reached enlightenment after meditating under the Bodhi tree.
Siddhartha Guatama
This Chinese emperor ordered major unification projects and is linked to the early Great Wall.
Shi Huangdi
This Mesoamerican civilization is famous for colossal stone heads and being a “mother civilization.”
Olmec
This river Julius Caesar crossed, triggering civil war and a famous moment in Roman history.
Rubicon River
This pharaoh promoted a form of monotheism focused on Aten.
Akhenatan
This Mauryan emperor promoted peace and Buddhism after conquest.
Ashoka
This desert was the greatest of China’s deserts and a major barrier.
Gobi Desert
These moundbuilders lived in modern-day Indiana and Ohio
Hopewell/Mississippians
This legal power allowed a Roman official to block a law.
Veto
In the Egyptian social hierarchy pyramid, this group ranked highest among the choices (slaves, farmers, craftsmen, priests).
Priests
This term refers to the social classes in ancient India.
Varnas
This Mongol leader was notorious for ruthless conquest across Eurasia.
Genghis Khan
This civilization built Machu Picchu and used terraced farming.
Inca
Rome’s policy of extending control over foreign lands and peoples is called this.
Imperialism
This pharaoh is known for major building projects and is often linked to stronger roles for women in Egypt.
Ramses II
Hinduism, this belief explains how actions affect one’s future outcomes and rebirth.
Karma
This river is known as the cradle of early Chinese civilization.
Yellow River
hese people built cliff-side dwellings and used underground ceremonial meeting rooms.
Anasazi/Puebloans
This Carthaginian general crossed the Alps during the Second Punic War.
Hannibal
This term refers to the study of human cultures, including beliefs, traditions, and artifacts.
anthropology
This ancient language was used to write the Vedas.
Sanskrit
This system divided Indian society into social groups such as priests and warriors (as referenced in class comparisons).
Caste System
Chinampas, causeways, and the Sun Stone point to this powerful empire.
Aztecs
This Roman city was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Pompeii