What you call a person in ancient civilizations who records (writes) information.
What is a scribe
100
Egyptians used this invention to bring water from the Nile to their irrigation ditches. (The name sounds like the noise it makes)
What is the shadoof?
100
This civilization invented the idea of democracy.
Who are the Greeks?
100
These two civilizations essentially worship the same gods by different names.
Who are Greece and Rome?
100
Israel's leaders depended on guidance from God through messages from these people.
What are prophets?
200
This civilization-without a chapter of their own this year- invented the first alphabet.
Who are the Phoenicians?
200
The name for the era in which neolithic humans stopped hunting and gathering and began farming.
What is the agricultural revolution?
200
This scientific study was invented in Rome and improved medicine by showing doctors what goes where.
What is Anatomy?
200
This civilization worshiped gods with human bodies and animal heads.
Who is Egypt?
200
Dynasties in China passed their rule down to these people.
Who are family members?
300
Ancient Mesopotamia invented cuneiform (the first system of writing) and wrote on mashed together reeds called this.
What is papyrus?
300
Farmers in ancient Egypt depended upon this natural event; it occurred every year like clockwork
What is the flooding of the Nile?
300
The network of trade routes started by the Chinese and going as far as Rome was called this.
What is the Silk Road?
300
Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism are not ancient Chinese religions (even though they teach people how to live their lives)...they are instead known as these.
What are philosophies?
300
These people were non-elected government officials.
Who are bureaucrats?
400
In ancient China, to write something you would draw these.
What are pictographs
400
Farmers in ancient China were also forced to do this job, a far cry from peaceful farming.
What is fight in wars (become soldiers).
400
The Han dynasty invented this irrigation tool, which can bring water to crops around the clock.
What is the water wheel?
400
Rulers in China can lose people's favor if the gods do not bless them with this.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
400
Rome and the United States have similar governments in that they both have these three branches.
What are executive, legislative, and judicial.
500
In ancient Egypt, these two things were combined to create hieroglyphics.
What are pictures and sounds.
500
Civilizations would not be possible without feeding all of its citizens. This is made possible by always keeping this
What is a food surplus?
500
These boats, invented by the Greeks, were ideal for ramming and then boarding enemy ships with dozens of troops.
What are triremes?
500
The Brahman is considered the one universal spirit in this religion.
What is Hinduism?
500
Sparta's government was a small group of people making choices for a larger group of people. A type of government called this.