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Mesopotamia
Egypt
India/China
Greece/Rome
Mystery
100

Evidence shows that Mesopotamia had the first what?

Cradle of Civilization

100

The Nile is the?

 Longest river in the world.

100

What is the name of strong seasonal winds that cause a "wet" and "dry" season in India?

Monsoons.

100

What is a Polis?

A city-state.

100

Mesopotamia means what?

"Between two rivers".

200

What is the name for a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East characterized by fertile soil for ideal agricultural production?

The Fertile Crescent.

200

The Egyptians created __________ for their gods and _______ for their pharaohs.

temples for their gods and tombs for their pharaohs.

200

What is 'loess' and what color is it?

Loess is fertile soil and it is yellow.

200

Historians do not know what about Rome?

When exactly Rome was founded or established.

200

What does AD mean?

Anno Domini - In the year of our lord.

300
What are the names of the "Twin Rivers"?

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

300
Without the Nile River Egypt would be what?

Nothing but a desert.

300

What is the "Golden Age" of India and when did it occur?

The reign of the Gupa Empire from 320 CE to 550 CE.

300

Greece has a hard time planting what?

Shallow-rooted crops.

300

What is "China's sorrow"?

Floods.

400

The sumerians started the use of what?

The use of "60's"- 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour.

400

What is a hieroglyphic?

A hieroglyphic is a drawing or symbol that represents a word or a sound.

400

How can a dynasty lose the Mandate of Heaven?

When the people lose faith in a dynasty.

400

What is a paterfamilias?

The oldest man in a roman family who was the head of the household, he owned all of the family's property.

400

What is a republic?

A republic is a government in which citizens have the right to vote and elect officals.

500

Babylon's Code of Hammurabi became what?

The foundation for written and codified law.

500

What are the 3 4 month long seasons in Egypt?

Akhet is the flood season. Peret is the planting and growing season. Shemu is the harvest season.

500

What is the "Mandate of Heaven"?

The belief that dynasties were given the power to rule by the heavens.

500

Greeks believed that what?

That a good citizen should be willing to sacrifice for his city.
500

What is the order of the Caste System?

1. Brahmin

2.Kshatriya

3. Vaishya

4. Sudra

5. Untouchables