4. Mr.Scharich

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6. Where did the first civilization occur?

7. Fertile Crescent

8. Which early civilization had the first carefully planned cities?

9. Harappan

10. What city is known for its hanging gardens?

11. Babylon

12. What great structure forced many Chinese to work in brutal conditions?

13. Great Wall

14. What city became a major center for its manufacture of iron weapons?

15. Meroe

16. What Chinese philosopher stressed social order, harmony and good government?

17. Confucius

18. Which Qin ruler burned “useless” books and murdered hundreds of scholars?

19. Shi Huangdi

20. What group of invaders invaded Egypt in chariots and ruled for 70 years?

21. Hyksos

22. Who was the first philosopher of Daoism?

23. Laozi

24. What Persian ruler was helped by the Ten Thousand Immortals in gaining the throne? He also built the Royal Road.

25. Darius

26. What ruler had the famous code of laws?

27. Hammurabi

28. What form of writing uses pictures to stand for ideas?

29. pictographs

30. What is the belief in one god?

31. Monotheism

32. What did the Shang kings use to consult with their gods?

33. Oracle bones

34. What became a closely guarded secret in China?

35. Silk Production

36. Which ruler is considered to be both a king and a god?

37. Pharoah

38. What type of government is ruled based on religion?

39. Theocracy

40. What do we call the writing system of ancient Egypt.

41. Hieroglyphics

42. Which kingdom saw itself as the guardians of Egyptian civilization after the Libyans were ousted from Egypt?

43. Kush

44. Who found the Rosetta stone in 1799 which enabled a Frenchman to decipher it in 1822?

45. French Soldiers

46. What group was known for their alphabet that used Phonetic symbols to represent sounds?

47. Phoenicians

48. What group is known for the bull leapers?

49. Minoans

50. What do we call the acceptance of people who hold different religious beliefs?

51. Religious Toleration

52. How did Sargon of Akkad form the first empire?

53. By taking control of the northern and southern Mesopotamia

54. Why were Egyptians farmers more fortunate than the farmers of Mesopotamia?

55. Nile floods at a regular basis

56. Final Jeopardy

57. Who was one of India’s greatest writers. His most famous play was Shakuntala?

58. Kalidasa