Jeopardysos Vocabulary Practice 2

What is the world's first system of writing developed in Sumer?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Sanskrit

• Papyrus

Who was the Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon and featured the Hanging Gardens?

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Menes

What is the term for a way of supplying water to an area of land?

• Polytheism

• Irrigation

• Dynasty

• Meditation

What is the name of the huge triangular tomb built by the Egyptians?

• Obelisk

• Ziggurat

• Pyramid

• Sphinx

What is the main religion of India that teaches everything is part of a universal spirit?

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Hinduism

• Islam

Who was the Egyptian pharaoh known for building many monuments?

• Hatshepsut

• Khufu

• Tutankhamen

• Ramses the Great

What is the most important language of ancient India?

• Sanskrit

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Papyrus

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

• Chandragupta II

• The Buddha

• Mahavira

• Sargon

What is the Chinese practice of sticking fine needles into the skin to relieve pain?

• Acupuncture

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Seismograph

Which philosophy stressed that one should live in harmony with the Dao?

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism