The earliest known dynasty of the Chinese is

The first dynasty of the Chinese most often intertwined with legend

The Bronze Age of China occurred during which dynasty

Of the dynasties discussed the dynasty that is considered the Golden Age of China is

What two grains were the early staples of Chinese life

What was the biggest reason for the expansion of China

What metal was linked with the elite during the Xia and Shang dynasties?

A ritualistic blade used during the early dynasties of China

The most famous of the ancient Chinese historians was

Chinese civilization starts first along which river in China

What is the name of the founder of China whose name is often associated with legend

The most likely place for the capital of the Xia Dynasty is located where

The first recorded female general in China was

Silk is found predominantly in early China along which river

During which dynasty are Chinese characters introduced?

Roughly how many Chinese characters are used in daily conversation?

The three longest standing capitals of China are

What geographical feature divides the eastern side of China between north and south?

Which sea does the Yangzi River empty into?

What desert lies to the north of China separating it from much of Mongolia?

What two regions did the wall block off during the Qin dynasty?

Which river is the longest river in Asia?

Which city is known throughout all of the known early Chinese dynasties?

Which was the first dynasty to use the term emperor?

Who was given the title of the first emperor?

The political philosophy that people must be controlled is called

Buddhism and Confucianism come to China around the same time.

China is considered to be a patriarchal society.

The Silk Road was possibly established as early as the ________ dynasty?

Egypt is one of 4 areas where civilization started to be written, what other areas are considered such (select all that apply)

Lower Egypt is in what part of Egypt geograpically

Upper Egypt is in what part of Egypt geographically

The Valley of the Kings is west of what major city in Egypt

A waterfall that stops the transport of boats up the Nile is called what

What large desert is west of the Nile and Ancient Egypt?

The most fertile place along the Nile is called where

The yearly floods in Egypt are called what

Rich deposits of what are left by the floods each year

The Nile floods every year in what month?

Which Nile River starts at Lake Tana in Ethiopia?

The White Nile starts at what lake?

The Blue and White Niles converge in what city?

What two grains were produced the most in Ancient Egypt?

The first Pharaoh or King to united Upper and Lower Egypt was?

The first capital of Egypt was located at what city?

The first historical period of Egypt is called what?

The pyramids were predominantly built during which historical period?

The Old Kingdom was during what year range?

The first Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom was who?

The Pharaoh responsible for building 3 pyramids including the Red Pyramid was who?

The greatest of the Pyramids at Giza was built by who?

The second greatest pyramid was built by the grandson of the first and greatest pyramid, who built this second pyramid?

What city was the most common place throughout Egypt's history for the capital?

The first intermediate period was caused by what two factors?

The first king of the middle period that finally united upper and lower Egypt again was who?

The king that established the 20 year reign was what Pharaoh?

Senusret expanded Egypt's territory into Nubia searching for what resource?

What Pharaoh built a canal around the first cataract in order to gain better access to Nubia?

The people of Egypt during the middle kingdom traded as far as what other civilization?

The second intermediate period was caused by what to groups attacking the Egyptians?

The king that changed his name and started the religion of Atenism was known as who before this time?

The new capital city where the Egyptians would worship Aten was called what?

What Theban Pharaoh reconquered the area of lower Egypt and also the Israeli coast from the Hyksos?

The Pharaoh responsible for regaining control of the regions south of Upper Egypt from the Kingdom of Kush was who?

This Pharaoh's tomb went largely untouched for centuries, leaving much of its glory and splendor to be found today.

Ramesses II had the longest reign of all the pharaohs, how long was his reign?

The Sacred Trinity of Egypt included Osiris and what other two gods?

All of these materials were used in mummification except.

All of these items were used in mummification except.

All of these are sons of Horus except

The Ankh is known as the cross of what?

The first Queen Pharaoh of Egypt was who?

The most successful mission to east Africa was conducted by what pharaoh?

The last Pharaoh like king of Egypt who was also responsible for writing the Rosetta Stone was what pharaoh?

Mesopotamia means the land between two what?

The fertile crescent is a region that extends from Persian Gulf along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and ends along the coast of what sea?

Floods that come through the land between two rivers bring large amounts of what substance to enrich the soil in the land?

A system of controlling the flow and direction of water is called

An invention of Mesopotamia that involved taking a large piece of wood or metal and shaping it so you could move dirt and make use of fields.

One of the most crucial inventions in Sumer was that of the ________, which allowed for people to transport larger quantities of material in carts.

One of the greatest city-states of Sumer also the capital of the Empire of Ur.

A large religious structure of Mesopotamia usually located in the center of the city.

One of the largest Ziggurats often named the "Mountain of the Gods" was located in what ancient city.

One Ziggurat from history is also recorded in the Hebrew bible as a tower to heaven, who constructed this ziggurat?

Sumerian homes were made of what type of material?

Sumerian homes typically had a roof made of stone.

Sumerian homes did not face the open roads of the city, where did they open into?

Method of having specific jobs and specialization of jobs within a society

The rulers in early Mesopotamia were who?

Later in Mesopotamia rule was shared by the Priest and Kings why?

All of these are responsibilities of the priests except

Anthropomorphism is what?

The 4 major Mesopotamian gods were An, Enki, Ninhursag and what other god?

What two qualifications did you need to have in order to go to a Sumerian school?

A purse used to hold clay tokens that represent a good or service

Another name for a tablet house in Mesopotamia

Sumerians used a form of writing called

A form of writing using pictures is called

The first written story was

In the Epic of Gilgamesh his best friend is named

Gilgamesh's mission in his story is to obtain what?

In the Epic of Gilgamesh there is a story about a flood wiping out the earth. The Hebrews had a similar story about what man?

How were Kings selected in Mesopotamia?

The first major empire of Mesopotamia was what group of people?

The first king of the Akkadians was named?

The King that united Sumerian into the 3rd Dynasty was named

The great leader of Babylon that create the first written law system

The large structure that the code of Hammurabi is found on that measures 7.5 ft tall is called what

The Code of Hammurabi is also called

There are a total of how many laws etched on the stele of Hammurabi found in the Louvre

The craft of working with metals and identifying their properties is called

In Mesopotamia they would have had basic instruments including the drum and a primitive harp.

All of these are contributions of Mesopotamia except

All of these are contributions of Mesopotamia except

Bronze is made of what two metals?

The empire of Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent that stemmed its reign clear into upper Egypt was what group

The King that led the Chaldean people into being a power was named

The Phoenicians produced the most widely used alphabet in history.

The Phoenicians were responsible for settling the European continent after discovering it.

The two earliest cities of the Indus River Valley are

Indus Civilization began as early as when

Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro has populations of around how many people

Trade by the Indus peoples with Mesopotamia occurred quite early in Indus River history

Trade with Mesopotamia involved the boats of the Indus to float down the river and out into what sea?

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers dump into what body of water that the Indus had to travel through in order to trade?

All of these are artifacts found and traded by the Indus peoples except

The Indus River people were among the first to use dyes

The most important cardinal direction for the Indus River people was

Most ancient Harrapan villages were built in an unorganized fashion

The citadel at Mohenjo-Daro stands how tall off the plain

What large structure was found atop the citadel next to the large communal bath?

The Harrapan people were not very advanced and even lacked plumbing for their cities

The Harrapan people had very little signs of social stratification.

The Indus Valley burial sites were very large and extravagant like those of the Egyptians.

The Aryans are believed to come from what area geographically?

Around what time did the Aryans migrate to the Indus River Valley?

The early Aryans were what type of people

What region is it most likely the Dravidians came from?

What important concept did the Aryans learn from the Dravidians?

The Aryans came to the Indus River Valley as conquerors.

The most important of the Vedas was what?

The Vedas weren't put into writing until around what year?

The most important of the Aryan gods was?

Indra was the god of what?

What is a Raja?

The system of developing class in Aryan society was called

The highest class in the Caste System was

The lowest class of second born were the

A sub caste

The Caste System was around for about how many years

The caste system ended around what century?

Monks broke off from the main body of the Aryans and started to develop the concepts of Hinduism around what year?

What were the dialogues that explored the Vedas called?

The goal of the Upanishads and eventually Hinduism was to be at one with the universe or be in a permanent union with what?

The deep and endless state where one is at one with the universe is called

The honorable death of a wife alongside her dead husband was called

Religion was used to justify the Caste System in the Indus River Valley.

Who was the founder of Christianity?

What three major religions stem from the same geographical area of the Middle East?

Holy city for Islam, Judaism and Christianity?

What is a messiah?

This religion is responsible for the Holy Inquisition?

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

The concept of being reborn into this life again after death is called?

In Buddhism you are to throw off __________ and as a result you will end ___________.

The path that one must follow in order to achieve nirvana is called?

A state in Buddhism of complete peace, free from pain or desire is called?

The founder of Islam is?

Followers of Islam are called?

The holy book of the Islamic people is called?

The holy city for the religion of Islam is called?

Once in a lifetime a Muslim must make a journey to Mecca called a ________.

Of the 5 Major religions this one has been around the longest.

The supreme being and absolute God of the Hindu religion is called?

The destroyer god in Hinduism?

What two religions stem from Judaism?

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are called the _________.

The universal symbol used to identify the Jewish people.

What is a sect?

Ultimate Goal in Hinduism to dwell as one with Brahman forever.

The sacred texts of Hinduism are divided into two main sections called?

The two major divisions with in the religion of Islam are called?

This world religion is predominantly found in Southeast Asia?

What religion has the majority of its followers found within Israel?

This religion at one time had one of the largest Empires of the known world covering the same territory and more as that of the Roman Empire.

A spiritual leader in Hinduism is called?

In Judaism a teacher and spiritual leader.