Mesopotamia
What two rivers allowed Mesopotamian civilization to flourish?
Tigris and Euphrates
What river allowed Egypt to flourish?
The Nile River
What does it mean to follow one's Dharma? This is the ethical system of ancient India.
To follow one's role or job in society
What to major land forms isolated China from the outside world?
Mountains and Deserts
What land form made it difficult to farm in Greece?
Mountains
What was Cuneiform ?
The ancient Mesopotamian writing form
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social pyramid?
Pharoah
What two major religions dominated ancient India?
Hinduism and Bhuddism
Which ancient Chinese philosophy believed in harsh punishments?
Legalism
What was the name of the major river in Greece?
There was none. hahah. Trick question
What were Ziggurats?
Ancient Mesopotamian Temples
What did scribes do in ancient Egypt?
They were the social class that knew how to write
What is the more popular, religious name of 'Prince Siddhartha Gautama'
The Buddha
What government system continuously broke down leading to the 'Warring States Period' and the development of many philosophies in China
Feudalism
What athletic competition did Greece develop to honor the gods?
The Olympics
What legal code called for the punishment to match the crime. If you kill my mother, I will kill yours.
Hammurabi's Code
What were the Pyramids for?
They were burial tombs for the Pharaoh
What is the name of the closed social system of ancient India where you could never change your position in society?
Caste System
What are the two major rules of Confucianism?
Respect Authority or honorable people and value ceremony.
What popular form of government that we still use* today began in Greece?
Democracy
Name two of the major Mesopotamian Empires
Assyrian, Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian, Akkadian
What is ancient Egyptian writing called
Hieroglyphics
What is 'Samasara'?
The cycle of rebirth
In Daoism, what is meant by the yin-yang?
Life is made up of opposites, like ugly and beauty. These things exist in relation to each other. This is represented by the sunny and shady sides of a hill. It is impossible to only have good without bad.
Name 2 Greek city-states, name a third for bonus points.
Athens, Sparta, Olympia