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50 questions about Ancient Civilizations with one or two-word answers:

Egypt:

River of Egypt? Nile

Egyptian rulers? Pharaohs

Writing system? Hieroglyphics

Famous pyramids? Giza

Afterlife belief? Reincarnation

Sun god? Ra

Monumental statue? Sphinx

Paper material? Papyrus

Valley of? Kings

Ancient capital? Memphis

Mesopotamia:

Land between rivers? Tigris-Euphrates

Early writing? Cuneiform

First empire builder? Sargon

Babylonian law code? Hammurabi

Towering temples? Ziggurats

Epic of? Gilgamesh

Mesopotamian wheel? Invention

Fertile? Crescent

City of Ur? Sumerian

Hanging Gardens of? Babylon

China:

Yellow River civilization? Huang He

First dynasty? Xia

Great? Wall

Philosophical system? Confucianism

Silk production? Sericulture

Terracotta? Army

Ancient script? Characters

Mandate of? Heaven

Trade route? Silk Road

Compass invention? China

Persia:

Modern-day Iran? Persia

Famous highway? Royal Road

Religious founder? Zoroaster

Imperial capital? Persepolis

Elite soldiers? Immortals

System of governors? Satraps

Tolerance policy? Achaemenid

Coinage system? Daric

Defeated by Alexander? Persia

Ancient language? Old Persian

General Ancient Civilizations:

Agricultural? Revolution

Urban?

Centers

Social? Hierarchy

Specialized?

Labor

Bronze? Age

Iron? Technology

Polytheistic? Religion

Monumental? Architecture

Calendar system? Astronomy

Written? Records

 

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