Ancient Mesopotamia
Geography
Important People
Hinduism/Buddhism and Biblical History
General Vocabulary
100

This civilization invented the plow and wheel.

Sumer

100

The area located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers 

Mesopotamia

100

This man made a code of laws with clear consequences if broken

Hammurabi

100

He committed the first murder

Cain

100

The belief that there is more than one God

Polytheistic 

200

This civilization's alphabet was the early inspiration for our own

Phoenicians 

200

This is the sea that God parted during the Exodus

Red Sea
200

Built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and Destroyed Solomon's Temple

Nebuchadnezzar III

200

Built the Ark 

Noah

200

A land that contains different kingdoms and people under one ruler

Empire

300

This Empire was known for its Religious Tolerance 

Persian Empire

300

The longest River in the world that runs through Egypt

The Nile

300

The second King of Israel

David

300

The Hindu societal structure that places people in particular groups 

The Caste System

300

A political unit made up of a city and its surrounding area with its own government 

City State

400

Developed the concept of a 24 hour day and a 365 day year

Ancient Egypt

400

The western border of what we call the Fertile Crescent 

The Mediterranean Sea

400

Created the first permanent army 

Sargon I

400

This is what it is called in Buddhism when you break the cycle of reincarnation

Nirvana

400

A geographical area that stretches between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea

The Fertile Crescent 

500

Built the Library of Nineveh

Assyrians

500

The Name of Both Rivers that run through Mesopotamia 

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

500

The name of the person who became the Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama 

500

What is it called when you break the cycle of reincarnation in Hinduism 

Moksha

500

A type of government where the leader is a religious figure or "god"

Theocracy