MESOPOTAMIA
The area of land near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where civilization first began.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Huge, stone tombs with sides that meet in a point on top.
What are pyramids?
Name of an ancient city that remains a mystery today.
What is Mohenjo Daro?
The body of water that flooded, almost destroying Ancient China.
What is the Yellow River?
The Chinese name for the balance of opposites in the universe.
What is Yin & Yang?
The Babylonian ruler famous for his Code of Laws.
Who is King Hammurabi?
Paper-like material used for writing, made out of tall reeds.
What is Papyrus?
Name of the other largest city in the Indus Valley.
What is Harappa?
A weapon first invented by the Chinese people.
What is a crossbow?
The name of the patriarch of Islam, Christianity and Judaism.
Who is Abraham (or Ibrahim)?
One of the seven wonders of the ancient world... although, did it actually exist?
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
The first writing system used in Egypt.
What are hieroglyphics?
This game was first created in ancient India.
What is Chess?
A time period ruled by Yu the Great... that may not have actually existed.
What is the Xia Dynasty?
The most important god to the Egyptians, was believed to be the creator of everything.
Who is Ra?
The oldest form of writing in the world.
What is Cuneiform?
Famous pharaoh who people tried to erase from history, despite their success ruling.
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
The name for the ancient Indian writing system / language that was used to write the Vedas.
What is Sanskrit?
Famous for being both a religious and military leader, and owning their own land.
Who is Lady Fu Hao?
The Hindu belief that when people die, they come back to life in a new body.
What is Reincarnation?
Ruler of Assyria, built a library in Nineveh that was burnt down...
Who was King Ashurbanipal?
A stone coffin commonly used for Egyptian burial.
What is a Sarcophagus?
Also called "Brahmins," the two jobs that were at the very top of the Caste System.
Who were the Priests & Teachers?
People in the Feudal System who were granted land to rule over in exchange for loyalty and armies.
Who were the Nobles?
The belief that emperors are bestowed power by the gods, but they can lose their rights.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?