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100
These two rivers form the basis of Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates.
100
This city's navy dominated the sea in Ancient Greece
What is Athens.
100
These mountains cut off India from the rest of Asia
What are the Himalayas?
100
These two brothers founded the ancient city of Rome.
Who are Romulus and Remus.
100
This famous anthropologist argued that agriculture was the "worst mistake in human history."
Who is Jared Diamond.
200
The Egyptians built the pyramids during this era.
What is the Old Kingdom
200
This is the word for the spread of the Jewish people around the world
What is the Diaspora
200
This is the most important religious text of Hinduism
What is the Bhagavad Gita.
200
This role in Roman government was often split between two men.
What is consul.
200
These large, Sumerian buildings dominated the skyline of ancient Sumerian cities.
What are ziggurats.
300
This ancient form of writing appears in Sumerian archaeology.
What is cuneiform.
300
This famous Homerian Epic tells the story of Odysseus and his travels.
What is The Odyssey.
300
Ancient India made this great mathematical discovery
What is zero
300
These were the commoners in the Roman Republic.
What are plebeians.
300
The location of Upper Egypt on this part of the Nile may confuse some time-traveling visitors.
What is the Southern part, or the South.
400
Sumerian schools trained these types of workers
What are scribes
400
The largest Minoan palace was located in this ancient city.
What is Knossos.
400
This teaching from Confucius helped to instill social order in ancient China.
What are the Five Constant Relationships.
400
This body of the Roman government was the most influential when it came to passing laws to govern the people.
What is the senate.
400
This is the first Noble Truth in Buddhism
What is existence is suffering
500
These foreigners invaded Egypt between the Middle and New Kingdoms
What are the Hyksos.
500
This term, coined in Greece, means rule by the common people.
What is Demokratia.
500
This teacher founded Taoism.
Who is Lao Tzu.
500
This man, whose name translates to "revered," is considered the first emperor of Rome.
Who is Augustus.
500
This Greek philosopher believed physical reality was just a reflection of the world of the Forms
Who is Plato?