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.

What is the name of the longest river in Asia?

China covers an area of nearly _____ million square 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?

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

china's 1st writing system used more than ___ symbols to express words or ideas.

the ___ was at the center of shang political & religious life

in __ china the climate is cold & dry

a harsh desert that separates China from its neighbors

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

a book of Confucius's teachings compiled by his students

the belief that people were bad by nature & needed to be controlled

True/False: 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.

emperor wudi took the throne of the Han dynasty in____

What was created that made the transportation of goods easier?

The han dynasty was founded by?

what was adopted as the han dynasty's 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 summarizes the exodus

he became king of the israelites after david

the hebrew bible traces back to a man named.

true/false: the maccabees helped lead the jews to independence

a jewish house of worship

a set of commentaries & lessons for everyday life

jewish religious leaders were called ____

holiday that celebrates the rededication of the 2nd temple

people who are said to receive messages from god to be taught to others

the most rebellious of the jews were ____

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

Which of the following is not a Jewish religious celebration?

Greece is what type of landform?

Who were the 1st people to speak the Greek language?

The Greek marketplace in the center of the city is called ____

What sea is east of Greece?

True/False: Mountains and seas separated the villages and towns of early Greece

This term is Greek and means rule by the people

The man known as the father of Democracy

Means government by the few

The Greeks believed that ____ caused natural disasters

He was known as the king of gods

Aesop told stories that teach the reader lessons about life called ___

what was Zeus the god of ___

the queen of the goddesses

what war did the lliad take place?

he wrote 2 epic poems where the hero fought in the trojan war

a greek city-state was known as a ____

mythology is ____

lyric poetry was poetry that was ____

the most famous lyric poet

the 2 major civilizations of ancient Greece

A leader who held power through use of force

Which early Greek civilization developed on the island of Crete?

T/F: Hippocrates was a great Greek doctor that did not understand what caused illness

Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire ____

In athens most of the boys from poor families _____

A unit of soldiers mounted on horses

T/F: Greek statues of people were usually not very realistic

T/F:An alliance is an agreement to work together

A group of warriors who stood close together in a square

1st of the great Greek thinkers & teachers

T/F: Euclid was a great & influential mathematician

He taught that people should live lives of moderation based on reason

the most important aspect of life in sparta

t/f: the peloponnesian war began when sparta declared war on athens

governors of persian provinces were ____

a greek philosopher was ___

clear & ordered thinking

One improvement that Darius made to the Persian Empire was the creation of _____

t/f: Because 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 the aeneas's trip to Italy

he became a ruler in Italy after marrying the daughter of the _____

romulus then built the city and named it ____

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

one of rome's famous dictators was a farmer nmaed ___

a dictator stayed in power only for __ months

The ___ held almost all political power and could be elected to office

roman record list __ kings who ruled the city of rome

In ___ BC the Plebeians formed a concil & elected their own officals

T/F: Cincinnatus stayed a dictator after his six months term was over

romans elected officials stayed in power for only ____ year

t/f: the romans believed their history could be traced back to a great trojan hero named remus

In ____BC Phillip II became king of Macedonia

T/F: Rome has warm, dry summers & mild rainy winters similar to Southern Florida

Alexander the Great became king at the age of ____ years old

t/f: Alexander was crowned pharaoh in 332 BC

a soldier in a phalanx held a spear that was __ feet long

He was murdered in 336 BC while celebrating his daughter's wedding

Alexander got sick in the city of ___ and later died at the age of 33 in 323 BC

The city of Rome lies on the ____ River

Rome was built on ___ hills

A leader who held power through use of force