Intro & Geography
This is the term for the written record of mankind.
What is history?
This region is often called the 'Cradle of Civilization.'
What is the Fertile Crescent?
This empire allowed Jews to return to Jerusalem.
What is the Persian Empire under Cyrus?
Sea north of Saudi Arabia between Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
What is the Persian Gulf?
This country developed early civilization along rivers.
What is India?
These are the two designations used to mark years in history.
What are B.C. and A.D.?
The name for the land between the rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
Empire known for harsh punishments and powerful kings.
What is the Assyrian Empire?
This desert peninsula is home to Saudi Arabia.
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
The religion with castes and many gods, from India.
What is Hinduism?
Name three continents that make up the 'Old World'.
What are Asia, Africa, and Europe?
This ancient civilization developed city-states, cuneiform, and ziggurats.
What is Sumer?
This empire rebuilt Babylon and had the Hanging Gardens.
What is the Babylonian Empire?
Three major bodies of water surrounding the Middle East.
What are the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and Arabian Sea?
India's first prime minister.
Who is Nehru?
This event is said to mark the beginning of different languages.
What is the Tower of Babel?
The important invention of Sumerians with wedge-shaped marks.
What is cuneiform writing?
This group invented coinage for trade.
Who were the Lydians?
This country straddles both Asia and Europe.
What is Turkey?
The group of people who invaded India from the north and developed the caste system.
Who are the Aryans?
A government ruled by a monarch whose powers are limited by law.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
These people were seafarers and alphabet makers.
Who were the Phoenicians?
This ruler of the Persian Empire allowed Jews to return to Jerusalem.
Who is Cyrus?
This line divides climate zones, running through Saudi Arabia.
What is the Tropic of Cancer?
Name of India's tiered social system.
What is the caste system?