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ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
MESOPOTAMIA
BELIEF SYSTEMS
MONGOLS
MYSTERY ???
100
This person migrates and has no permanent home.
What is a nomad
100
This is a religious building in Mesopotamia
What is a ziggurat
100
Laozi is the founder of this philosophy
What is Daoism/Taoism
100
This was a dwelling used by the Mongols
What is a yurt
100
This person founded Christianity
Who is Jesus
200
Jared Diamond conducted his research in this modern-day country.
What is Papua New Guinea
200
This was the first form of writing.
What is cuneiform
200
These can be referred to as Abrahamic religions
What are Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
200
This person is credited with uniting all the Mongols
Who is Genghis Khan
200
This is the second holiest city in Islam
What is Medina
300
This event changed the lifestyle of humans and resulted in the creation/rise of civilizations.
What is the Agricultural Revolution or Neolithic Revolution
300
Mesopotamia was located between these geographical landmarks.
What is the Tigress and Euphrates
300
This is a term for people who died for their beliefs.
What are martyrs
300
This technology enabled Mongols to stand on their horses
What is a stirrup
300
This standard of conduct had 282 laws
What is Hammurabi's Code
400
This was a "requirement" of any civilization.
What is food surplus
400
This is a famous saying from Babylon's code of laws
What is "an eye for an eye"
400
These are the Five Key Relationships emphasized by Confucius
What are father to son, husband to wife, ruler to subject, older to younger, friend to friend
400
According to the movie, Yesugei urged his son to select his wife based on this
What are strong legs
400
This is Jared Diamond's main argument in Guns, Germs, and Steel as to why some places are so advanced and others are not
What is geographic luck
500
Yuval Noah Harari argues this is the reason humans rule the world today.
What is their ability to cooperate flexibly on a large scale
500
The Mesopotamians integrated this natural phenomenon into many aspects of their lives, such as literature and technology.
What is flooding
500
The major split in Islam occurred because of this.
Who is the next caliph/Mohammed's successor
500
The Mongols were afraid of thunder because they believed it meant this.
What is Tengri's anger
500
This stands for AD
What is anno domini/the year of our lord