Meso/Egypt
China/Indus Valley
Early Greece
Ancient Greece
Judaism
Grab Bag
100
The image represents...
What is Social Structure or Hierarchy?
100
Historians are not exactly sure as to what happen to these two Indus Valley Cities. I believe it was aliens...
What are Harappa & Mohenjo Daro?
100
Around 2000 BCE a mighty seafaring people arose on one of the largest Greek islands of Crete.
Who are the Minoans?
100
This is a form of government in which all citizens rule.
What is direct democracy?
100
He is known as the Father of Judaism. He was called by Yahweh to leave the city-state of Ur and follow the commands of Yahweh.
Who is Abraham?
100
This Macedonian leader adopted Greek culture and spread Hellenistic influences of his vast Empire.
Who was Alexander the Great?
200
This is a "harsh code of laws" established by this Babylonian King in 1792 BCE.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
200
The Four Noble Truths, Karma, The Cycle of Rebirth are aspects of this religion.
What is Buddhism?
200
This group of people came after the Minoans and were more military minded. Amazingly they would adopt the cultures and intermarry with those they conquered.
Who were the Myceneans?
200
This great leader led Greece during the Golden Age. He had three goals to make Greece reach new heights: increase democracy, make it stronger & make Athens beautiful.
Who is Pericles?
200
The Hebrews believed they were Yahweh's chosen people because of this promise made to Abraham.
What is the covenant?
200
As trade routes developed in China, countries knew that the Silk Road needed this for protection and security.
What is stability?
300
This Egyptian tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. The King is known more for his riches than his reign.
Who is King Tutankhamen?
300
Sanskrit, Vedas, Trinity of gods are aspects of this ancient religion..
What is Hinduism?
300
The Greeks did not have an abundance of fertile land so they would make their living doing this.
What was fishing and/or trading?
300
After being rivals for many years, Sparta and Athens finally began this war in 431 BCE. It's all about the people.
What was the Peloponnesian War?
300
This is considered the basis for the code of ethical behavior even in our own country today.
What is the Ten Commandments?
300
This was the leader of the Spartans during the Persian Wars. At the Battle of Thermopylae he would lead 300 fellow Spartan warriors who all died defending Greece. "THIS IS SPARTA!"
Who is Leonidas?
400
This was the earliest form of writing in the Ancient world. It was written on clay tablets.
What is Cuneiform?
400
Because of its loess soil this river in China is also known as the Yellow River.
What is the Huang He River?
400
This is found across Greece and represented their culture and livelihood.
What is a Frescoe?
400
Doric - simple; Ionic – use of scrolls; Corinthian – ornate & fancy are examples of this in Greek Society.
What is Classical Order?
400
This is the first 5 books of the Tanakh.
What is the Torah?
400
This is used to describe a pattern of the rise and fall of dynasties in China.
What is the Dynastic Cycle?
500
The three different kingdoms in Ancient Egypt were the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the...
What was the New Kingdom?
500
This determines whether an emperor of China is sufficiently virtuous to rule. If he does not fulfill his obligations as emperor, then he loses this and thus, the right to be emperor.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
500
German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered this legendary city in 1873. This city can be found in Homer's writings.
What is Troy?
500
He wrote epic poems such as theThe Iliad and The Odyssey – the story of the Trojan War & Odysseus’ return.
Who is Homer?
500
Around 920 BCE: Kingdom splits into _______ in North and ______ in South.
What is Israel & Judah?
500
This Egyptian ruler would live to be over 90 years old. He is known as the great builder in Egypt.
Who is Ramses II?
600
This is the very first civilization of Ancient River Valleys located in the Fertile Crescent.
What is Mesopotamia?
600
This "category" of people/status, was uniquely missing in China's Social Structure/Hierarchy as compared to other River Valley Civilizations.
What are religious leaders?
600
When Mycenaeans were weakened by infighting this group of people easily won battles by using iron weapons. This period of Ancient Greece is known as the “dark age”.
Who were the Dorians?
600
He is considered the Father of History.
Who is Herodotus?
600
This King from Babylon, the hanging gardens guy, would force the Jews into exile in 586 BCE
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
600
These would be considered the three greatest scholars in early Greek History.
Who were Socrates, Plato & Aristotle?