Geography
Religion
Achievements
Social Structure
"Potpourri"
100
Farmers began to control how much they watered their crops. This is known as ____.
irrigation
100
The worship of MANY gods is called_______.
Polytheism
100
The Babylonian emperor created a list of laws and named it after himself.
Hammurabi's Code
100
A scribe was also known as a professional _______.
Writer
100
What is the name of this Daoist symbol?
Yin and Yang Symbol
200
Seasonal winds and rainstorms
monsoon
200
What did Egyptians believe they needed to do in order to overcome death?
preserve their bodies for the afterlife (mummification)
200
The Sumerians created a wedged-shaped writing to help communicate. This writing was called ______.
Cuneiform
200
Egyptian rulers; considered gods on Earth, and therefore powerful
Pharoahs
200
According to Hindus: when people die there is a _____________ or rebirth of their soul into a new body
reincarnation
300
What is the name of Asia's largest desert located in China?
Gobi Desert
300
What religion was most notably spread on the Silk Road?
Buddhism
300
Why was Egyptian papyrus such an important achievement?
it was easier and more efficient to write on than clay tablets
300
In Hinduism this is the word for a person's duty or what is right
dharma
300
Idea that all members of a society - even the rich and powerful - must obey the law
Rule of Law
400
Another name for "land between two rivers"
Mesopotamia
400
In Buddhism this is a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
Nirvana
400
What was China's most important (and secretive) export?
Silk
400
Name of the first female pharaoh; increased Egypt's wealth by expanding trade
Hatshepsut
400
A region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf
Fertile Crescent
500
Which ancient civilization included vast desert areas of burning sands known as the Red Land
Ancient Egypt
500
A pyramid shaped Sumerian temple was called a _____.
ziggurat
500
An animal bone or shell carved with written characters that was used to predict the future in Ancient China
Oracle Bone
500
What is the name of the Ancient Chinese philosophy that suggested a strong leader and a strong legal system created social order?
Legalism
500
Which philosopher said: "What I do not wish men to do to me, I also wish not to do to other men."
Confucius