Name that river(s)
Mesopotamia (Fertile Crescent)
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
Darius
What is Persia?
Teacher of Alexander the Great
Who was Aristotle?
this city was rebuilt by King Nebuchadnezzar.
What is Babylon?
The Sumerians were credited with developing this system of writing.
What is cuneiform?
Nirvana
What is Buddhism?
When Muhammad died, Islam split into two sects, Sunni and Shi'a. This sect believed only descendants of Muhammad should be caliphs.
Who are the Shi'a?
Egypt
What is the Nile?
Hammurabi
What is the Babylon Empire?
Greek philosopher who wrote the Republic.
Who was Plato?
This city served as the capital of the Assyrian Empire until it was burned and leveled by the Chaldeans?
What is Nineveh?
Ancient Egyptian system of writing.
What is hieroglyphics?
Moksha
What is Hinduism?
This is the holy city of Islam.
What is Mecca?
Indus Valley
What are the Indus and Ganges?
Cyprus
What is Persia?
Greek poet who wrote the epic the Iliad.
Who was Homer?
This city was the trade and cultural hub during the Hellenistic period.
What is Alexandria?
A fortified hilltop in Greece.
What is acropolis?
The Torah
Judaism
An Egyptian structure that served as a tomb for the pharaoh.
What is a pyramid?
China's river civilizations
What are the Yellow River and the Yangtze?
Ashurbanipal
What is the Assyrian Empire?
Rome fought the Punic Wars against this civilization.
What is Carthage?
This city was the capital of the Roman Empire?
What is Rome?
Uniting several people groups and nations under one ruler.
What is an empire?
Religions we studied that were/are monotheistic.
What is Judaism, Christianity, Islam?
This concept divides the world into two powers that represent the rhythms of life.
What is Yin and Yang?
Unpredictable Flooding
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
Rames II
What is Egypt?
This man was excited he was named dictator for life until he was assassinated by some of his buds.
Who is Julius Ceasar?
City-State in Greece known for practicing direct democracy.
What is Athens?
Regional governors during the Persian Empire.
What were satraps?
religion that has many gods
What is Hinduism?
Shi Huangdi served during this dynasty.
What is the Qin Dynasty?