Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
Ancient China
Hinduism and Buddhism
100

Which rivers surround Mesopotamia?

Tigris and Eurphrates or T and E

100

The longest river in the world is located in Egypt. What is it called?

Nile River

100

What river in the Indus Valley was used for trade with other civilizations?

Indus River

100

What are the two rivers we discussed in ancient China?

Yellow and Yangtzee

100

What was the creator and teacher of Buddhism?

Buddha

or

Siddhartha Gautama

200

Name one of the four Mesopotamian empires.

Babylon

Akkadia

Assyria

Neo-Babylon

200

The ruler in Egyptian societies is called what?

a Pharaoh

200
What two city ruins in the Indus Valley created grid- like city planning?

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

200

Why is the Shang Dynasty so important?

earliest known Chinese Dynasty

200

What are the good and bad deeds we do in life referred to as?

Karma

300

What modern-day country used to be Mesopotamia?

Iran

300
What was housed inside the pyramids?

Pharaoh's mummified body

300

What mountains block the cold air from the north coming into the Indus Valley?

Hindu Kush

300

What was the longest ruling dynasty?

Zhou Dynasty
300

What is it called when someone's soul returns into another body after death?

Reincarnation

400

How many codes were in Hammurabi's code?

282

400
What is a reed that grows around the Nile River and was used to make paper?

Papyrus

400

What is a seasonal heavy winds and rain called?

Monsoons

400

What is the wall in China called that protected them?

The Great Wall

400

The ultimate goal of the Hindus is to ____________.

Reach Nirvana

500

What form of writing did Mesopotamians use?

cunieform

500

What form of writing did Egyptians use?

Hieroglyphics

500

What were the writings of those in the Indus valley called?

Pictograms

500

How is China cut off from the rest of the world?

by geography

500
Name the similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism.

Believe in Karma, Reincarnation, Dharma