7th Grade Social Studies CHAMPIONSHIP

This is the main religion of India

This Indian holiday is known as the "festival of colors"

He was the tutor for Alexander the Great

This pharaoh is known as "the boy king"

Mesopotamia gave us the first super-hero. What was his name?

These were discovered in the tomb of emperor Qin. What are they called?

The Egyptian form of writing is known as...

The good and evil done in a past life determines the nature of that person’s next life is

"An eye for an eye" is a punishment under which code of laws?

The only weakness of this Greek hero is his heel:

A body of land surrounded by water on three sides is a...

This is the Greek word for city-state

Many pharaohs were buried in this area

What is Anubis the God of?

Boys were encouraged to steal in this city-state, as long as they were not caught:

This man is credited for discovering King Tut's tomb.

The fertile soil around the Nile river is known as what?

What is considered the first civilization?

What does "Mesopotamia" translate to?

What is nirvana?

The order of the earliest Chinese dynasties is...

This nickname was given to the fierce Persian army

What three countries make up present-day Mesopotamia?

Who led the city-state of Athens through its Golden Age?

The skeleton Lucy was named after a song by what popular band?

In Egyptian mythology, he is the sun god:

In ancient Greece, this form of government was in the hands of a few, wealthy men

This man was the first emperor of China

The period of China's disorder from 770-453 B.C.E. is known as...

In 1974, archaeologists discovered a skeleton of a very early human. What did they name it?

This is the tallest pyramid in Egypt:

The belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death is called

The Hindu belief that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life is called:

This is the highest mountain range in the world

The Zhou Dynasty believed they had been given a divine right to rule called

Leonidas was a king of this city-state

Who was not allowed to participate in Athenian democracy?

Siddhartha Gautama is better known as...

What type of early man was Lucy?

What is the world's LONGEST river?

We are able to read Egyptian hieroglyphics thanks to what?

Mr. Conti would be in this caste

The third longest river in the world, located in China, is called the

This early man is known as the "handy man" for the tools they made and used:

The two rivers in Mesopotamia are the __________ and the Euphrates.

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" was famously said by whom?

In ancient China, this promoted the exchange of goods and ideas throughout Asia and Europe

This group was the lowest on the Egyptian social pyramid

Which Chinese philosophy encourages living in harmony with nature?

Ancient Indian civilization was formed along this river:

The Shang would use ________ to predict the future.

The war between Athens and Sparta is known as

King Nebuchadnezzar had this "Wonder of the Ancient World" constructed for his wife

What was the name of the giant well discovered in the city of Mojenjo-Daro?

This pharaoh is famous for having over 100 wives and 100 children:

How many laws were in Hammurabi's code?