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Mesopotamia
Egypt
India and China
Greece
Rome
100
This is another name given to the Mesopotamian region because of its good soil.
the Fertile Crescent.
100
What is the name given to the style of writing found on ancient Egyptian artifacts?
Hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics.
100
What is the Mountain Range that lies on the northern border of India?
The Himalayas.
100

According to ancient beliefs, he was the king of the gods, and controlled the sky. Along with a few thunderstorms. 

Who is Zeus?

100
According to legend, which two brothers are said to have founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus.
200
This was the largest and most important structure in a Sumerian city.
a ziggurat.
200
People whose job was to write and keep records were called ______.
scribes.
200

These are two of the major religions that originated in ancient India.

What are Hinduism and Buddhism? 

200

These were the two main city-states in Greece. I would not want to go to war with either of them.

What are Sparta and Athens?

200

This person was betrayed by his best friend and killed because the Senate thought he was getting too powerful.

Who was Julius Caesar? 

300
These are the names of the two main rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
300
Give me two important Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, and what made them so well known. 

King Tut- youngest ruler

Hatsheput- First woman pharaoh 



300

This was started in China, many goods were shipped on it, and people's cultures were spread as well. 

What is the Silk Road?

300

This man was arrested, and found guilty for treason and sentenced to death for his teachings. I guess the Greek government did not like what he had to say. 

Who is Socrates? 

300

These were the two groups of people who lived in Rome's Republic. One group was wealthy, the other, not so much.

Who are the Patricians and Plebeians? 

400
The process by which Mesopotamians brought water from rivers to their fields is called ________.
irrigation.
400
This was the city where the tallest pyramids stand in Egypt.

What is Giza?

400

This was a Chinese philosophy that taught people to put the needs of their families first. The creator of this philosophy's name started with a C. 

What is Confucianism? 

400

This was the battle strategy that the Greeks used... especially when they battled the Persians from the east.

What is the phalanx?

400

These were wars that were fought between Carthage and Rome. Let's say Sicily had a bit to do with it. Also, I heard some elephants were involved. 

What are the Punic Wars?

500

These were the first written set of laws. Very strict, but changed the world. 

What is the Code of Hammurabi?

500

This is the reason ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead.

To make sure their souls made it to the afterlife. 

500

The Han dynasty is known for building this... and then tell me the other 3 main dynasties in China.

What is the Great Wall and Shang, Zhou, and Qin?

500

This was a war between Sparta and Athens. Sparta ended up winning... but they needed this in order to win.

What is the Peloponnesian war? What is a navy?

500

Germanic invasions, political instability, economic decline. These were all causes for this. Not to mention, a guy named Odoacer had something to do with it.  

What is the fall of the Western Roman Empire?