River Valleys and Geography
These three civilizations developed along rivers for fertile soil and trade?
What are Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley?
This creation type means “from nothing” and appears in Judaism and Christianity.
➡️ What is Ex Nihilo?
Early leaders who gained followers through influence were known as this.
➡️ What are “Big Men”?
This Greek fighting formation used interlocking shields.
➡️ What is the hoplite phalanx?
Most slaves in the ancient world came from here.
➡️ What are prisoners of war?
This revolution marked the shift from nomadic life to agriculture and permanent settlements.
➡️ What is the Urban Revolution?
Egyptian pharaohs were seen as the living form of this god.
➡️ Who is Horus?
A government run by religion is called this.
➡️ What is a theocracy?
The Macedonian sarissa was this type of weapon.
➡️ What is a giant spear?
This Egyptian strike (~1158 BC) is the first recorded labor strike in history.
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➡️ What is the Deir el-Medina strike?
This river in China shifted course many times, but people adapted using the Grand Canal.
➡️ What is the Yellow River?
The Confucian goal of cultivating virtue was to become this ideal person.
➡️ What is a junzi?
Persian satraps and Roman governors were part of this system of government workers.
➡️ What is bureaucracy?
The Scythians of modern Ukraine were known for their mastery of this.
➡️ What is horseback riding?
This Greek philosopher claimed slavery was “natural.”
➡️ Who is Aristotle?
Rome was founded on these natural features, which gave defense and a power structure.
➡️ What are the Seven Hills of Rome?
The first culture to mummify ancestors wasn’t Egypt, but this Chilean society.
➡️ Who are the Chinchorro?
Athens used this type of democracy, but it excluded women, slaves, and the poor.
➡️ What is direct democracy?
This Chinese thinker described five kinds of spies in The Art of War.
➡️ Who is Sun Tzu?
Roman money was measured in this currency.
➡️ What are denarii?
Alexander the Great faced this natural barrier, including the Himalayas, that made him hesitate to cross into India.
➡️ What are mountains (Sulaiman range and Himalayas)?
This Buddhist site in India is an example of a rock-cut worship hall.
➡️ What is the Ajanta Chaitya hall?
Chinese history is divided into eras ruled by these families.
➡️ What are dynasties?
These massive animals were used in Indian warfare, often with archers riding on their backs.
➡️ What are war elephants?
This famous trade network eventually linked Rome with China.
➡️ What is the Silk Road?