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Where did the first civilization occur?
Fertile Crescent
Which early civilization had the first carefully
planned cities?
Harappan
What city is known for its hanging gardens?
Babylon
What great structure forced many Chinese to
work in brutal conditions?
Great Wall
What city became a major center for its manufacture of iron
weapons?
Meroe
What Chinese philosopher stressed social order, harmony
and good government?
Confucius
Which Qin ruler burned “useless” books and murdered hundreds of
scholars?
Shi Huangdi
What group of invaders invaded Egypt in chariots and ruled for 70
years?
Hyksos
Who was the first philosopher of Daoism?
Laozi
What Persian ruler was helped by the Ten Thousand Immortals in gaining the throne? He also built
the Royal Road.
Darius
What ruler had the famous code of laws?
Hammurabi
What form of writing uses pictures to stand for ideas?
pictographs
What is the belief in one god?
Monotheism
What did the Shang kings use to consult with their gods?
Oracle bones
What became a closely guarded secret in China?
Silk Production
Which ruler is considered to be both a king and a god?
Pharoah
What type of government is ruled based on religion?
Theocracy
What do we call the writing system of ancient Egypt.
Hieroglyphics
Which kingdom saw itself as the guardians of Egyptian
civilization after the Libyans were ousted from Egypt?
Kush
Who found the Rosetta stone in 1799 which enabled a Frenchman to
decipher it in 1822?
French Soldiers
What group was known for their alphabet that used Phonetic
symbols to represent sounds?
Phoenicians
What group is known for the bull leapers?
Minoans
What do we call the acceptance of people who hold different
religious beliefs?
Religious Toleration
How did Sargon of Akkad form the first empire?
By taking control of the northern and southern Mesopotamia
Why were Egyptians farmers more fortunate than the farmers of
Mesopotamia?
Nile floods at a regular basis
Final Jeopardy
Who was one of India’s greatest writers. His most famous play
was Shakuntala?
Kalidasa