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100
A geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south location of a point on Earth's surface.
What is a line of latitude?
100
A set of 282 rules based on an "eye for an eye" telling people how to live and settle conflicts.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
100
Picture-like symbols used for writing.
What are hieroglyphics?
100
A wall built to keep out the Mongols and other barbarians north of China.
What is the Great Wall?
100
When citizens go to a public building to argue over legislation.
What is direct democracy?
200
This tells you what symbols on a map mean.
What is a map legend or key?
200
A time before written records.
What is prehistory?
200
It is located on the banks of the Nile River. It is surrounded by the desert.
What is the geography of Egypt?
200
A trading route made up of a series of roads stretching from China to the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Silk Road?
200
A temple built to honor Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom.
What is the Parthenon?
300
There are 4: Eastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time and Pacific Time.
What is the number of time zones in the contiguous United States?
300
China, India, Mesopotamia and Egypt.
What are the four river valley civilizations?
300
Preserving the body for the afterlife using natron salt. It took 70 days and was only for wealthy citizens.
What is mummification?
300
Clay warriors built by Shi Huangdi to protect him in the afterlife.
What are the Terra-Cotta Warriors?
300
Men and women who fought animals and other men and women to the death for entertainment of the Romans.
What were gladiators?
400
A narrow stretch of water that connects two other larger bodies of water.
What is a strait?
400
Worshipping many gods.
What is polythesim?
400
Huge buildings with four sloping, triangular walls. They were used for burying the kings and queens of Egypt.
What is a pyramid?
400
A religion created by Lao Tzu that emphasizes living life in harmony.
What is Taoism?
400
Weak rulers, inflation and an army mostly made up of mercenaries.
What are the reasons for the fall of Rome?
500
A triangular-shaped plain at the mouth of a river. It is made from the silt deposited by the river. It is good for crops.
What is a delta?
500
A theory created by the scientist Charles Darwin: all humans evolved from lower creatures.
What is evolution?
500
A series of rulers from the same family.
What is an dynasty?
500
Beautiful writing used by the Chinese for important documents.
What is calligraphy?
500
A Greek philosopher who questioned the beliefs of the Ancient Greeks.
Who was Socrates?