Early History | River Valley Civilizations | Early Belief Systems | People on the Move | First Empires |
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What is LUCY
What is the name of the female skeleton discovered by Mary Leakey in 1974 Ethiopia?
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What are the TIGRIS and EUPHRATES RIVERS
What two rivers form the Fertile Crescent in Mesopotamia?
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What is POLYTHEISM
What is the name for a belief system in many gods?
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What is IRON
What resource was used by the Hittites in designing their weapons to give them an advantage?
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What is OLD KINGDOM, MIDDLE KINGDOM, NEW KINGDOM
What is the correct order of the three Egyptian Kingdoms from oldest to newest?
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What is ANTHROPOLOGIST
What is the name for a historian who studies culture by examining the artifacts of an archeological dig with the goal of recreating a picture of early people's cultural behavior?
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Who is HAMMURABI
He was a Babylonian king who developed a long list of codes based on a system of retribution for a crime committed.
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What is MOKSHA
What is the name for the Hindu term which describes a perfect understanding of the universe?
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What is CRETE
What Mediterranean island was home to King Minos and the Minotaur?
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Who are the HITTITES
Which civilization did Ramses II and the Egyptians face at the Battle of Kadesh?
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What is ARCHEOLOGIST
What is the name for a historian who is specially trained to study prehistoric people by excavating the traces of early settlements?
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What is the NILE RIVER
Known as the longest river in the world, this river flows from the south to the north, emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Who is SIDHARTHA GUATAMA
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
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What is the EXODUS
What is the migration of the Jewish people out of Egypt and through the Sinai Peninsula known as?
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Who is CYRUS
Known for his tolerance of other cultures, who was the Persian ruler who began conquering neighboring kingdoms to establish a Persian empire in 550 BC?
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What is HOMO HABILIS
Hominid whose name means "man of skill".
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What is the INDUS RIVER VALLEY
The city of Mohenjo-Daro could be found in what river valley civilization?
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Who are SAUL, DAVID, and SOLOMON
Who are the three kings of the Kingdom of Israel?
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What is PHOENICIA
Features of this civilization are the alphabet, trade colonies along the Mediterranean, and red-purple dye.
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What is SATRAP
What is the name of a Persian governor who represented the king's rule in one of the empire's 20 provinces?
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What is HOMO ERECTUS
Hominid whose name means "upright walking man"
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What is the XIA DYNASTY
What is the first dynasty of China?
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What is DESIRES?
According to the teachings of the Buddha, if we want to end our suffering in life, we must try to end all of our what?
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What is the PERSIAN EMPIRE
What empire allowed for the Jewish people to return to their home in Jerusalem and rebuild the temple?
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What is CONFUCIANISM
What is the Chinese ethical system that emphasized filial piety and respect to cure society of its disorder?
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