It's all prehistory
The time before written history
prehistory
Mesopotamia
The major river that runs south to north through Egypt
Nile River
The 'mother river' of China
Yellow River (Huang He)
The first recorded Greek civilization; formed at Crete
Minoan Civilization
Nutrient-rich soil; normally found on river beds
silt
Oldest recorded epic poem
Epic of Gilgamesh
pharaoh
Mountain range that separate China and India
Himalayan Mountains
The second great Greek civilization
Mycene
Experts who study the geological record and artifacts (including human remains) found at excavation sites
archeologists
Climate of the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia)
Egypt, one of the great producers of grain in the ancient world, was known as a:
bread basket
Dynasty of China's golden age
Han Dynasty
The epic poem that recounts the story of the heroes of the Trojan War
The process of taming certain animals as pets/laborers
domestication
A city that acts as its own sovereign state
city-state
A Greek word meaning 'sacred writing'
hieroglyph
Ancient trade network stretching from China to the Mediterranean and beyond
Silk Road
The war between Greek city-states, led by both Athens and Sparta
The Peloponnesian War
A people who migrate from place to place in search of food
nomads
A Sumerian word for temple
Ziggurat
A family of rulers
dynasty
Considered to be the first dynasty of the ancient China
Shang Dynasty
The peninsula that forms most of the Greek mainland
Peloponnese