The Fertile Crescent
This name comes from the Greek and means “land between the rivers”.
What is Mesopotamia?
Egyptian civilization began along this famous river.
What is the Nile River?
This city was not only the capital of the Assyrian Empire but also a city where the prophet Jonah was sent by God to preach.
What was Nineveh?
The two main rivers that Chinese civilization began along the banks of.
What are the Yangtze and Yellow rivers?
The worship of one God.
What is monotheism?
This is the earliest known form of writing and comes from ancient Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
Unlike other ancient cultures, this group had a higher status in ancient Egypt and could own property, operate a business, and even serve in religious positions.
Who are women?
During this ruler’s reign, the Neo-Babylonian/Chaldean Empire reached its height.
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
The social system of India that determines where you can live, who you can interact with, what jobs you can have, and who you can marry.
What is the caste system?
This period of Egyptian history is known as “The Age of the People”.
What was the Middle Kingdom?
The two rivers that ran through the region known as Mesopotamia or the Fertile Crescent. These two rivers are described as having flown through the Garden of Eden.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
This period of Egyptian history is known as “The Age of the Pharaohs”.
What was the Old Kingdom?
This Near Eastern Empire borrowed many innovations from other civilizations rather than establishing a completely unique culture by themselves.
Who were the Persians?
This worldview comes from ancient China and was created by a Chinese scholar in order to create harmony in society. It centers around the five basic human relationships.
What is Confucianism?
The reason the twelve tribes of Israel divided into two separate kingdoms.
What are high taxes?
This Amorite king created a unified code of law which created a standard of justice understood by all people who lived within the society.
Who is Hammurabi?
This period of Egyptian history is known as “The Age of the Empire”.
What was the New Kingdom?
This was the main religion of the Persian Empire. It was monotheistic and worshipped a god called Ahura Mazda.
What is Zoroastrianism?
The writing system established in ancient India by an invading people.
What is Sanskrit?
Many historians denied the existence of this empire before the 20th century. Prior to the 20th century, the only source of information for this civilization was the Old Testament.
What was the Hittite Empire?
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an example of this particular type of literature. This form of literature is important for historians as it reveals to us the values and worldview of historic cultures.
What is epic poetry?
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt was followed by a temporary period of foreign rule by this group.
Who were the Hyksos?
The Persians ruled the ancient world until this famous conqueror from Macedon conquered the empire.
Who was Alexander the Great?
The warlike people group who migrated into the Indus Valley. They introduced an ancient writing system, many social customs, and the religious works known as the Vedas into Indian culture.
Who were the Aryans?
This Chaldean king saw a finger writing judgement on his palace wall which promised the end of the Chaldean Empire.
Who was Belshazzar?