which river is also called the Yellow river

Chinese priests used these to predict the future

a hard gemstone found in the graves of rich people

whats the name of the longest river in Asia

china covers an area nearly _____ million sq miles

monsoons in the tropical southeast can bring ____ inches of rain each year

as early as 7,000 BC farmers grew ______ in the middle chang jiang valley?

the 1st chinese dynasty that was founded by Yu the Great around 220 BC

Chinas 1st writing system used more than ___ symbols to express words or ideas

the _____ was @ the center of shang political + religious life

in _____ china the climate is cold + dry

a harsh desert that seperates china from its neighbors

people of high rank who recieved land in exchange for their loyalty

a book of confucius's teachings complied by his students

the belief people were bad by nature

shi huangdi's policies unified china

when was the qin dynasty created

what was the main religion during the Qin dynasty

the emperor built it to keep out invaders

emeperor wudi took the throne of the han dynasty in

what was created that made the transportation of good easier

the han dynasty was founded by

what was adopted as the Han dynastys state philosophy

buddhism was introduced to china during the han dynasty by merchants from

which of the following was not an achievement of ancient chinese civilization

the hebrews religion was called

best summerizes the exodus

he became king of the israelites after david

the hebrew bible traces the hebrew back to a man names

the macabeees helped lead the jews to independence

jewish house of worship

a set of commentaries and lessons for everyday life

jewish religiuos leaders

holiday that celebrates the redecation of the 2nd temple

people who were said to recieve messages form God to be taught tp pthers

most rebellious of the jews

the jews were conquered + the 2nd temple in jerusalem was destroyed by the

whcih of the following isnt a jewish religous celebration

greece is what type of landform

who were the 1st peaple to soeak greek language

greek marcketplace in the center of the city

what sea east of greece

mtns. + seas seperated the villages + towns of early greece

is greek adn means rule by people

man known as the father of democracy

means government by few

greeks believed thst ____ caused natural diasters

king of gods

aesope told sstories that teach the reader lessons about life called

zues god of

queen of goddessses

wgat war dud the iliad take place

wrote 2 epic peoms where the hero fought in the trojan war

greek city state

mythology

lyric poetry was poetry hat was

most famous lyric poet

2 major civilizations of ancient greece

a leader who held power through the use of force

which early greek civilization developed on the island of crete

hippocrates was a great greek doctor that didnt undertsnad what caused illness

in athens most of the boys from poor families

greek statues of people were usually not very realistic

alexander worked to spread greek culture throughout his empire ___

a unit of soldiers mounted on horses

a alliance is an agreement to work together

a group of warriors who stood close togetehr in a square

1st of the great greek thinkers and teachers

euclid was a great and influential mathematician

he taught people should live live of moderation based on reason

the most important aspect of life in sparta

the most empressive greek building was the _______ in Athens

the pelopennesian war began when sparta delcared war on athens

governors of persian provinces were

a greek philosoper was

clear and ordered thinking

1 improvement that darius made to the persian empire was the creation of

bc they lived on an island, the mycenaeans spent much of their time at sea

2 major mountain ranges are the apennines and the

The _______ an epic poem written by virgil tells about Aeneas's trip to italy

he became the ruler in italy after marrying the daughter of the

romulus built the city and named it

the romans created a republic in _____ which elected officials ran the city

1 of romes famous dictators was a farmer named

a dictator stayed in power only for _____ months

the _____ held almost all political power and could be elected to office

roman records list ____ kings who ruled the city of rome

in ____ bc the plebeians formed a concil and elected their own officials

cincinnatus stayed a dictator after his 6 month term was over

romans elected offivials stayed in power for only ____ year (s)

their romans believed their history could be traced back to a great trojan hero named remus

some of italys mnts. such as mount vesuvius are volcanic

in ___ bc philip 2 became king of macedonia

rome was warm,dry summers and mild rainy winter similar to florida

alexander the greta became king at the age of ___ yrs. old

alexander was crowned pharaoh in 332 bc

a soldier in a phalanx held a spear that was ___ ft long

murdered in 336 bc while celebrating his daughters wedding

alexander got sick in the city of _____ and later died @ the age of 33 in 323 bc

the city of rome lies on the ____ river

rome was built on ____ hill(s)