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Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
Greece
India
100

These are the names of the two main rivers that flow through Mesopotamia?

the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

100
What is the name given to the style of writing found on ancient Egyptian artifacts?
Hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics.
100

What trade route helped carry products and ideas across Europe and Asia?

The Silk Road

100
According to ancient beliefs, on which mountain did the gods live?
Mount Olympus.
100

What is the mountain range that lies on the northern border of India?

The Himalayas

200

The process by which Mesopotamians brought water from rivers to their fields is called ____________. 

Irrigation

200
People whose job was to write and keep records were called ______.
scribes.
200

What emperor built the Great Wall of China?

Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di.

200

Why were Spartan women trained and treated differently than Greek women from other city-states?

Women needed to own land in case their husbands were killed in battle and to be strong enough to protect it.

200

What empire of India was known for its achievements and "golden age"? 

The Gupta Empire

300

This is another name given to the Mesopotamian region because of its good soil.

the Fertile Crescent

300
Why did ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead?
To ensure they went to the afterlife.
300

What two products helped advance industry in China? 

Silk and salt

300

What was the government type used in Sparta?

Oligarchy

300

India is what type of geographic feature?

Subcontinent   (a peninsula)

400

This was the largest and most important structure in a Sumerian city.

A ziggurat

400

According to Egyptian beliefs, what happens when a person's heart is lighter than a feather or if it's heavier?

Lighter: happy afterlife; heavier: fed to a monster.

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 or government type  who illegally (takes) power.

tyrant or tyranny 

400

What early Indus River settlement was discovered in 1922 as a buried city, that included such things as toilets, scales and weights? 

Mohenjodaro

500

 This is the importance of Hammurabi's Code of Laws.

1. It was the first written code of law  2. It was not changed on the whim of a leader  3.  All citizens had some protected rights

500

What female pharaoh expanded Egypt-- primarily with trade expeditions? 

Queen Hatshepsut

500

Name three major philosophies in ancient China.

Legalism, Confucianism, Daoism.

500

Two seas that the Greeks used for trade?

The Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, and Ionian Sea

500

What two ancient religions started in India?

Buddhism and Hinduism