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- 1. Any writing system that uses pictures to represent words or ideas (Chinese and Hieroglyphics are examples)
- 3. Extra food from farming
- 7. Greek poet known for the Iliad and the Odyssey
- 8. Invaders who came to India through a mountain pass in the Hindu Kush and brought the Vedas and the caste system
- 9. One family that rules for several generations
- 12. Dividing government responsibilities among different state officials, such as the satraps in Persia.
- 13. The Hindu and Buddhist belief that a person’s soul is reborn into another person after they die
- 16. Old Stone Age when humans invented simple tools, fire, hunting/gathering, and oral language
- 17. A government ruled by a few or a small group. Sparta had one.
- 20. Persian king who ended the Jewish Exile
- 21. A man-made object from the past
- 24. King of the Gods
- 26. The Hindu and Buddhist belief that good and bad deeds have future consequences
- 30. Egyptian paper made from reeds in the Nile delta
- 31. The ultimate goal of Hinduism that is the end of the caste system and reincarnation
- 32. Macedonian king who conquered Greece after the Peloponnesian war. Alexander's father.
- 33. Goddess of the Hunt and the Moon.
- 34. Rich soil that is left behind after a river floods
- 36. An archaeological site in England that started in the Neolithic Age and ended in the Bronze Age
- 38. A Greek city-state known for its militaristic society, located on the Peloponnesus Peninsula.
- 39. Greek god of the Sun
- 40. Belief in one god
- 41. Period when metal was first used by humans and writing was invented, ending “Prehistory”
- 43. Chinese belief in humility, a simple life, and harmony with nature
- 44. Chinese navigational invention that told people which way was North
- 46. Religion started by Siddhartha Gautama that teaches the 4 Noble Truths and 8-fold path
- 49. Greek mathematician best known for his geometric theorem for right triangles
- 50. Pyramid-shaped Sumerian temple
- 51. Greek city-state, located on the Balkan Peninsula, known for its focus on literature and education.
- 54. The pattern of rise and fall of one ruling family after another in China
- 55. Mauryan Emperor who spread Buddhism, built roads, and created free hospitals and veterinary clinics
- 58. Culture created by Alexander the Great which included a blend of Greek culture with Persian and Asian elements.
- 61. Spartan slaves who did all of the farming
- 62. The tombs of the Old Kingdom pharaohs in Egypt
- 64. The area of rich farmland that includes Mesopotamia, the Jordan Valley, and the Nile Valley
- 66. Queen of the Gods and Zues' wife. Known for her jealousy.
- 71. Philosopher credited with the Scientific Method and for tutoring Alexander the Great. His teacher was Plato.
- 73. Only method of getting food in the Paleolithic Era
- 78. New Stone Age when human invented agriculture, domestication, weaving and pottery
- 80. Hebrew leader who received the Ten Commandments, and led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt
- 81. The belief in many gods
- 82. Persian religion that had a good god and an evil god.
- 83. Athens and Sparta fought against each other, Sparta won, but they were both weakened.
- 85. A chain of islands, such as Japan
- 86. Greek scientist and father of medicine. Doctors today take an oath named after him.
- 94. Father of the Hebrew people. Considered the founder of Judaism.
- 95. Time before writing
- 96. Undefeated general who conquered Persia and spread Greek culture. Conquered the Persian Empire
- 97. Polytheistic religion that started in India and is still India’s #1 religion
- 98. The world’s first written law code. Written in cuneiform and includes “and eye for an eye”
- 99. Farming
- 100. Built by Qin Shi Huangdi to defend against invaders from the north
- 101. Moral and religious law code of the Hebrews that was given to Moses
- 102. Government in which the rich people rule.
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- 1. Alliance formed between Sparta and other city-states
- 2. Government ruled by one person
- 4. Philosopher who was known for asking questions and who drank poison after being condemned for corrupting the youth of Greece.
- 5. The idea that Chinese kings were given the right to rule by the gods
- 6. A King in ancient Egypt
- 10. Requiring people to pass an exam to qualify for jobs in the government bureaucracy
- 11. Founded Buddhism and became known as the Buddha
- 14. Remains of something that used to be living
- 15. The practice of passing leadership down through a family (usually father to son)
- 18. Egyptian writing system
- 19. Athens and its allied city-states
- 22. Teachings of Buddhism: 1.Life is suffering 2. Suffering is caused by desire 3.To end suffering, end desire 4. To end desire, follow the 8-fold path
- 23. Famous temple in Greece, located on the acropolis in Athens with a statue of Athena inside.
- 25. a group of nations under one government or ruler
- 27. Trade routes that carried silk, porcelain, and paper from China all the way to Rome
- 28. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- 29. World’s oldest work of literature. Written in cuneiform.
- 33. Scientist who studies past cultures by analyzing artifacts and fossils
- 35. Indian epic poem about Aryan invasions written during the Gupta Empire
- 37. Chinese belief that included ancestor worship, education, and a code of politeness
- 42. Followers of Judaism
- 45. An independent city that rules itself like a country
- 47. Holy writings of Judaism
- 48. The earliest Hindu holy writings, brought by Aryans
- 52. Metal made of tin and copper. It ended the Stone Age and began the Bronze Age
- 53. Greek ruler known for extending democracy in Athens and building the Parthenon during Greece’s golden age
- 56. Chinese invention that used wooden stamps and ink to copy words onto cloth or paper
- 57. Government where the person in charge obtained power illegally, usually with the support of the poor, leadership is not hereditary.
- 59. Symbol that represents opposites in balance for Confucianism and Taoism
- 60. Battle in the Persian war where Athens won and Pheidippides ran news of victory approximately 26 miles to Athens.
- 63. Japanese ethnic religion that included worship of nature spirits, ancestors, and the Japanese Emperor
- 65. Type of government in Athens in which all citizens voted on the laws and major government decisions.
- 67. Athens and Sparta were allies against a common enemy for control of the Aegean Sea. Greece won.
- 68. The wedge-shaped writing of the Sumerians
- 69. Greek sculptor who sculpted the statute of Athena inside the Parthenon.
- 70. Rigid social system of in Hinduism that determined a person’s occupation
- 72. A system of ditches that brings water from a river to fields of crops
- 74. Scientific name for humans that means “wise man”
- 75. The monotheistic religion of the Hebrew people
- 76. Philosopher who was tutored by Socrates and who wrote the Republic (which described a perfect government).
- 77. The list of things Buddha said a person must have “right” to end suffering and reach enlightenment
- 79. The Persian War was fought partly over control of this sea
- 84. The ultimate goal of Buddhism that is the end of desire and reincarnation
- 87. Greek goddess of love and beauty
- 88. Government rule by religious leader(s)
- 89. Goddess of wisdom.
- 90. Free adult males in Greek city states. In Athens they could vote.
- 91. Person who moves in search of food
- 92. Invented by the Phoenicians and used symbols to represent sounds
- 93. Greek culture