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Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
Greece
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

Name one of the major rivers in China?

The Yellow or the  Yangtze River!

100
According to ancient beliefs, on which mountain did the gods live?
Mount Olympus.
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
India is what type of geographic feature?
A subcontinent.
200
What emperor built the Great Wall of China?
Shi Huang Di.
200
In this city-state, women could own property. (double points if you can tell me why!)
Sparta; because women needed to own land in case their husbands were killed in battle.
300
These are the names of the two main rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
300
Why did ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead?
To ensure they went to the afterlife.
300

What do you call the belief in many gods?

Polytheism

300
Name three major religions in ancient China.
Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism.
300
How are the Iliad and the Odyssey similiar?
They are both epic poems.
400
The process by which Mesopotamians brought water from rivers to their fields is called ________.
irrigation.
400
According to Egyptian beliefs, what happens when a person's heart is lighter than a feather? If it's heavier?
Lighter: happy afterlife; heavier: fed to a monster.
400

The ocean just south of India is the

Indian Ocean

400
How did Legalists believe government should keep peace among its people?
Through the use of force.
400
This is the name given to a person who illegally seizes (takes) power.
tyrant.
500
According to our studies, this is the importance of Hammurabi's Code of Laws.
It was the first written code of law.
500
How did Queen Hatshepsut primarily expand Egypt?
Through trade.
500

What was the name of the main river in India where rituals take place?

The Ganges River

500

Why were the terra cotta soldiers built?

To protect the emperor in the afterlife!

500
What type of government started in Athens Greece that we have today?

Democracy