Name the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia.

As people began to trade, they realized they needed a form of writing. What was the writing called?

What was the fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers known as? (Nickname)

To honor the gods, the Mesopotamians built tall temples called _________________.

What was the first civilization that was established in the Mesopotamian Region?

The Code of Hammurabi was a ______________________.

What factor made it especially difficult to farm in southern Mesopotamia?

A self-governing city that also governs surrounding villages.

A belief in many gods and goddesses.

In order to to control the rivers and their unpredictable flooding, people in Sumer began…

Agriculture means:

Due to the location along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the Babylonian empire became an important locations for this?

The physical setting of Mesopotamia made the region most vulnerable to _______.

Mesopotamia is in present day ___________.

Mesopotamia stretches from _____________.

This Mesopotamian Civilization was known for its military power.

Hammurabi's written code promoted this?

The name of the Egyptian writing system is...

A famous scholar unlocked the mystery of Egyptian writing by decoding...

This was one of the most important crops in Egypt. It grew in the waters of the Nile and could be made into paper, sandals, and mats.

Egyptians believed in a happy afterlife after they died. In order to preserve their body, the bodies were...

Controlling the Nile River to bring water to crops.

A series of rulers in a particular kingdom or empire, and each ruler in the series is said to be a member of the same family.

The ____ River was the most important geographical feature to the development of Ancient Egypt.

Which continent was Ancient Egypt a part of?

Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?

This high ranking job was trained for at a young age and required the person to be able to write.

The ruler or pharaoh was considered this?

The great pyramids were in this location?

What makes India and Pakistan a subcontinent?

The tiny bits of rock and soil deposited by a river during flooding is called:

A seasonal wind that blows across South Asia bringing dry weather in the winter and heavy rains in the summer.

A system of assigning people to groups based on their birth within a society. This means a person is born into a particular group, and this group determines who the person can marry, what job the person can take, and what rank the person holds in society.

This group was at the top of the caste system. They understood Dharma.

This group was at the bottom of the Caste System. Their jobs were to work in the graveyards, hunters, butchers and cleaning waste.

They made everyday decisions and ran the government.

The Four Vedas are a:

Siddhartha Gautama began the religion of Hinduism.

This can be either good or bad and is a result of a person's actions in life. In Hinduism, they believe this determines the person's future existence.

Siddhartha Gautama became known as the Buddha after he:

What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?

In Buddhism, the principles that rule life and promise an end to suffering.

A way of life, neither too strict nor too easy, that results from following the eightfold path.

Which characteristic can best be used to describe the Aryan people?

What physical geographic feature gave rise to the Indus Valley civilization?

The three major gods in the Hindu religion are _________.

The major Hindu texts were written in ________.

Ancient Chinese civilizations developed along these two rivers:

Why was the Huang River nicknamed the Yellow River?

Silk was the only item traded on the Silk Road.

Tao means the way to happiness.

What object was used to predict the future in Ancient China?

What is the ruler of a Chinese Dynasty called?

Construction of the Great Wall of China was begun during this dynasty.

Three major philosophies, called "China's Three Teachings" were:

The Emperor's right to rule from God was called:

The Yin and Yang is representative of:

Devotion and obedience to one's parents and family elders.

The natural barriers around China helped the early people by protecting them from _____.

The Greeks believed in many gods such as Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades. This means the Greeks were _______________.

Athens is credited with the development of _________________, a form of government where the people choose how they are ruled.

What is a characteristic that Athens & Sparta SHARED?

What was the MOST important factor that helped Ancient Greece grow?

Which type of government was ruled by a group of landholding nobles in ancient Greece?

In Ancient Greece, the need to search for new colonies and trade with other partners in the Mediterranean Sea were based on ___________.

Which river made Rome a natural stopping point for trade?

What is an aqueduct?

A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic

The complex structure of Roman government to limit the power of any one group or persons is called a system of

Pax Romana is Latin for:

What Roman Achievement allowed for quicker travel?

What rights did the Roman citizens have?

Which Roman leader ended the Roman Republic?

Which types of government did Rome have? (Select all that apply)