Ancient Egypt
an Egyptian king
What is the pharaoh?
the belief that when a person dies his or her soul is born into a different body
What is reincarnation?
seasonal winds
What are monsoons?
a family who rules for generations
What is a dynasty?
founder of the Persian Empire
Who was Cyrus the Great?
the writing system of ancient Egypt
What is hieroglyphics?
the system of class divisions under Hinduism
What is the caste system?
a person whose job is to copy and write information
What is a scribe?
written language on these was used by ancient Chinese people to predict the future and get information from ancestors
What are oracle bones?
the army of 10,000 that served the Persian Empire
Who are the Immortals?
the huge statue with the body of a lion and the head of a king
What is a Sphinx?
the sum of a person's actions (good & bad) that determine his/her future existence
What is karma?
an urban area
What is a city?
deep respect for elders and ancestors
What is filial piety?
gold coin minted by Darius the Great
What is a daric?
the containers that organs were put in during mummification
What are canopic jars?
the sacred writings of Hinduism
What are the Vedas?
farming
What is agriculture?
Thousands of clay soldiers made to protect the tomb of Shi Huangdi
What is The Terracotta Army?
governors set up by the Persian rulers to manage smaller regions
What are satraps?
the stele that made it possible to understand Egyptian writing
What is the Rosetta Stone?
Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu
Who are the 3 main gods of Hinduism?
a stone slab with an inscription on it
What is a stele?
Chinese philosophy called "The Way" that stresses flowing with nature
What is Daoism?
another name for the Persian Empire
What is the Achaemenid Empire?