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MISC
100
The two main rivers in Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates
100
Served as natural barriers for the ancient Egyptians
What are deserts?
100
Another term for seasonal winds
What are monsoons
100
River nicknamed "China's Sorrow"
What is the Yellow River? (Huang He)
100
"father" of the Israelites
Who is Abraham?
200
The Sumerians are known for being the first civilizations to use this type of metal
What is bronze?
200
Pharaoh credited for the unification of Egypt
Who is Narmer?
200
The name attributed to early Indus Valley civilizations
What is Harappan civilization
200
Yellowish fertile soil found in the Yellow River
What is loess?
200
Type of structure which served as a tomb for a pharaoh
What is a pyramid?
300
This ruler implemented a uniform code of laws around 1790 B.C.
Who is Hammurabi?
300
The type of government in which rule is based on religious authority
What is theocracy?
300
Term for the social classes of Vedic India
What is the caste system?
300
Divine right of approval
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
400
Sumerian system of writing
What is cuneiform?
400
Notable female pharaoh who expanded the empire through trade
Who is Hapshepsut?
400
Primary religious text for the Aryans
What are the Vedas? What are the Upanishads?
400
Type of metal that was monopolized by the Shang Dynasty?
What is bronze?
400
Original home of the Aryans
What are the Caucuses?
500
King credited with the creation of the world's first empire
Who is Sargon of Akkad?
500
Invaders who brought an end to the Middle Kingdom in 1640 B.C.
Who are the Hittites?
500
Artifacts found in Sumer that indicate that the Harappans traded with civilizations in Mesopotamia
What are seals?
500
Objects that were heated and cracked in order to predict the future
What are oracle bones?
500
Term used in ancient times to describe modern day Turkey
What is Anatolia?