Pharaohs & Kingdom Leaders
This Old Kingdom pharaoh is most famous for overseeing the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
Who is Pharaoh Khufu
Making up roughly 80% of Egypt's population, members of this social class worked on royal building projects during the flood season.
Who are the peasants (or farmers)
This Hebrew leader united the regions of Israel and Judah into a single kingdom and established Jerusalem as its capital city
Who is King David
Located on the continent of Africa, this body of water provided fertile soil and is considered the longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River
At the very top of the Indian social pyramid, members of this varna served as priests, teachers, and academics.
Who are the Brahmins
This New Kingdom ruler expanded Egypt's economy by trading. Bringing back luxury goods like ebony, ivory, incense, and panthers.
Who is Pharaoh Hatshepsut
Egyptian society was structured around this central idea about truth, order, and social balance.
What is ma'at
In Egyptian religion, this term refers to a person's spirit, which needed a physical body to come back to in the afterlife.
What is the ka
This high mountain range in northern India provides melted snow that flow into major river systems.
What are the Himalaya Mountains
Sitting outside the four main varnas, this class performed tasks like handling waste or animal skins
Who are the Untouchables (or Dalits)
This pharaoh signed the world's first recorded peace treaty in 1258 BCE
Who is Ramses
These highly respected professionals spent years in school learning to write official records and documents for government and religious leaders
Who are scribes
According to the Torah, this Hebrew leader received the Ten Commandments from God after leading his people out of slavery in Egypt during the Exodus.
Who is Moses
This river flows through present-day Pakistan into the Arabian Sea.
What is the Indus River
In Hindu belief, this concept represents an individual's duty to live selflessly and follow the obligations of their social group.
What is dharma
This ruler of Babylon in Mesopotamia created a famous written laws that covering trade, theft, and daily life
Who is King Hammurabi
This group of highly skilled craftspeople included carpenters, painters, sculptors, and stone carvers
Who are artisans (or craftspeople)
Wealthy Egyptians paid scribes to create customized collections of nearly 190 written spells to protect their souls while traveling through the underworld.
What is the Book of the Dead
Considered sacred as a goddess by Hindus, this major Indian river suffers from modern pollution.
What is the Ganges River
Over time, the four main varnas expanded to include jobs based on each social groups
What are jatis
This leader introduced the idea of monotheism.
Who is Abraham
Uncovered in 1799 CE, this key artifact helped scholars to understand Egyptian hieroglyphics because it contained the same text written in ancient Greek.
What is Rosetta Stone
During the 70-day mummification process, priests placed organs into these special containers with the heads of different gods.
What are canopic jars
This flat, raised landform in southern India has rich black soil for crops but relies heavily on monsoon rains due to having few rivers.
What is the Deccan Plateau
According to the Rig Veda, the four social classes were formed from different body parts of this first person.
Who is Purusha