Prehistory
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
100

Prehistoric people who wandered around hunting animals for food

What is Hunter-gatherer

100

When you have way more than you need it is a..

What is a surplus

100

_____________ is the belief in several gods.

What is polytheism

100

India was formed along these two rivers....

What are the Indus and Ganges

100

A family of rulers is called a ..

What is a Dynasty

200

The first prehistoric humans lived in this period

What is the Stone Age

200
What two rivers surrounded ancient Mesopotamia?
What is the Tigris and the Euphrates?
200
Ancient Egyptians buried their Pharaohs in tombs called _________________
What is pyramids
200

These people were seen as unclean and beneath humans

What are the untouchables

200

This was a trade route that connected China to Europe

What is the Silk Road

300

Early civilizations grew because of.....

Agriculture

300

When the community has formed different jobs like farmer, Soldier, merchant, etc. it is called...

What is Division of Labor

300

Wrapping a dead body up in cloth treated with chemicals so it would not rot is called

What is Mummification

300

When you are reborn into another body (after you die)

What is Re-incarnation

300

What continent is China on?

What is Asia

400

What was the name of the form of writing invented by ancient Egyptians?

What is hieroglyphics?

400

This is the first ancient writing...

What is Cuneiform

400

Transporting water with dug out tunnels is ...

What is called irrigation

400

If you do something good or bad, the same will happen to you.  This is the law of ....

What is Karma

400

The historical term BCE stands for ... 

What is Before the Common Era


( Before Christ was born is acceptable)

500

These people wander around from place to place, with herds of animals, following the food and weather

What are Nomads  (Xiongnu is an example) 

500

Water to drink, to bathe, and transportation are all benefits we get from a ..... 

What is a River

500

Why does the Sphinx have a human head and the body of this animal ......

What is a Lion

500

This guy went into the wilderness searching for wisdom

Who is Siddhartha Gautama or the Buddha

500

Name of three ancient Chinese dynasties that started building the Great Wall of China

What is the Qin dynasty ( pronounced chin)