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Pre-History
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
100
This discovery allowed prehistoric man to stay warm, cook, and scare off dangerous animals
What is fire
100
A region in Southwest Asia that was the site of the world's first civilization.
What is Fertile Crescent
100

River that gives life to Egypt 

What is the Nile

100

Strong seasonal winds that bring torrential rains to India

What is monsoon

100

**** Double Jeopardy *** Place your bets Explain how the geography of Ancient China effected its development.

What is mountains, deserts, and oceans/seas separated China from the rest of the world. As a result they were isolated for thousands of years.

200
To adapt wild plants for human use
What is domesticate
200
A belief in many gods
What is polytheism
200

Explain why the Nile River Valley was so important to the ancient Egyptians. 

**** Daily Double**** Place your bets

What is provided water, fertile soil, resources (fish & reeds), and trade

200

India is so large and isolated by mountains and water on three sides it is considered a?

What is subcontinent

200
This construction project was first started by China's first emperor and then later each emperor/dynasty added on to it.
What is Great Wall of China
300
Supplying land with water from another place
What is irrigation
300

This was the world's first set of written laws, including "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth."

What is Hammurabi's Code

300
A series of rulers from the same family in Ancient Egypt
What is Dynasty
300

Two mountain ranges that separate India from Asia

What is Hindu Kush and Himalayas

300

**** Double Jeopardy **** Identify three things Qin Shi Huangdi did to strengthen his empire

What is build the Great Wall, roads, provinces, common weights/measures, and one currency.

400
A society that has cities, a central government, and specialized workers
What is civilization
400
Wedge shaped writing (very difficult to use)
What is Cuneiform
400

How did Egyptians prepare for life after death

What is Mummification

400

Empire that allowed the arts, science, education and technology to flourish (Golden Age)

What is Gupta

400

This ancient trade route connected the West with China and was over 4,000 miles long.

What is Silk Road

500
A group of people with similar backgrounds, incomes, and ways of living. Think of a pyramid
What is social class
500

This system of writing consisted of an alphabet with 22 symbols, with sounds, and allowed for easier trade/travel.

What is Phoenician Alphabet

500

Egyptian god-king

What is Pharoah

500

These stories are the basis of Hinduism

What is vedas

500

A valuable cloth originally made only in China and the penalty for revealing its secrets was death.

What is Silk