Mesopotamia
Ancient Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ...
Fertile Crescent
Which river is longer: the Nile River, Yangtze River, or Congo River?
Nile River
The Ancient Egyptian deity Anubis, god of mummification and the afterlife, was typically depicted as having the head of which wild canid?
Jackal
What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?
Indus & Ganges
Name the two major rivers
Huang He and Chang Jiang (Yellow River)
Ancient Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers?
The prime meridian is the line at 0º longitude or 0º latitude?
0 degrees longitude
About 2,000 years before the Egyptians started using it, the Chinchorro people of Chile came up with which process for preserving their dead?
Mummification
Namaste means...
Hello
.... believes in ancestor worship and human-centered virtues for living a peaceful life.
Confucianism
There were, at one time, 282 laws that had to be followed. They were known as ...
Hammurabi's Code
Name the Five Themes of Geography
Created in the 15th century BC, the oldest object in New York City's Central Park is an obelisk also known as the "needle" of what Ptolemaic Egyptian queen?
Cleopatra
After being nomads, what economic activity did the Aryans begin to do?
Farming
How did the development of the Silk Road benefit the Chinese economy?
It opened new markets for Chinese producers (trading)
Empires of Mesopotamia built __________________ to honor their gods.
ziggurat
In which ocean is the Bermuda Triangle located?
Atlantic Ocean
Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world were built as ceremonial burial vaults for Egyptian pharaohs?
Great Pyramid of Giza
What was the name of the written language of the Ancient Indian civilization?
Sanskrit
Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China is widely known for stopping the invading Barbarians of the North by building which historical monument?
The Great Wall
True or False? Mesopotamians invented the sailboat.
True
What kind of map uses contour lines to connect points of equal elevation: political, topographical, or weather?
Topographical
In ancient Egyptian mythology, the god Geb, who is often depicted with the head of a goose, is the father of what underworld god who married his sister Isis?
Osiris
Why did people settle in the Indus River Valley?
irrigation, transportation, trade, communication
How did China's rulers and dynasties acquire their right to rule?
Mandate of Heaven