Mesopotamia/Egypt
Relied on the Royal Road for travel and communication.
What are the Persians?
The civilization where Hinduism and Buddhism were born.
What is India?
This river allowed for survival in Egypt. Without it, Egypt would be a barren dessert
What is the Nile?
He founded a Chinese philosophy intended to help restore order to a society that was in a state of confusion
Who is Confucius?
This empire formed along the Indus River
What is the Indus River Civilization?
These two rivers were the foundations for the first ancient civilization.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
Established a collection of written laws based on a system of strict justice
Who is Hamurabi?
This was the "golden age" of Ancient Egypt.
What is the Middle Kingdom?
This was the largest/most important group of nomadic people.
Who are the Indo-Europeans?
The largest mountain range, located between India and China
What are the Himalayan Mountains?
Persian leader who captured Bablyonia, and was known as "the Great"
Who is Cyrus?
This rigid social structure still exists in rural areas of India today.
What is the caste system?
The first civilization to master iron-making
What are the Hittites?
This was the longest ruling dynasty in Chinese history.
What is the Zhou dynasty?
These two rivers provided fresh water for China
What are the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers?
Egypt's first female Pharoah
Who is Hatshepsut?
Darius divided the Persian empire into provinces called this
What are satrapies?
This civilization relied heavily on its proximity to the Mediterranean Sea for trade and communication
Who are the Phonecians?
The first dynasty in ancient China
What is the Shang dyntasty?
The Persian king who added territory and divided the kingdom into provinces.
Who is Darius?