Miss Clarke Empire Building - Ancient Empires

Question 1

A region along the Nile river. There were a number of large kingdoms of this culture.

Accepted Answer

Nubia

Question 2

The phase of the Bronze Age in Ancient Greece. It takes its name from an archaeological site.

Accepted Answer

Mycenean

Question 3

Noted for its script, the only known complete system of writing in the pre-Columbian Americas.

Accepted Answer

Mayan

Question 4

The civilization that flourished in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico. 1500 B.C.

Accepted Answer

Olmec

Question 5

The third king of the Persian Empire, he ruled the empire at its peak.

Accepted Answer

Darius I

Question 6

The civilization that flourished in northern Peru from approximately 100 C.E. to 800 C.E.

Accepted Answer

Chavin

Question 7

A major Mesopotamian East Semitic kingdom, and empire, of the Ancient Near East.

Accepted Answer

Assyria

Question 8

An ancient African kingdom situated on the Blue Nile, White Nile and River Atbara (Sudan).

Accepted Answer

Kush

Question 9

The center of the empire was located in Cusco in modern-day Peru. The largest in the Americas.

Accepted Answer

Inca

Question 10

Darius built the road to facilitate rapid communication throughout his very large empire.

Accepted Answer

Royal Road

Question 11

A group of multi-ethnic people who took over rule of the Nile Delta and Middle Egypt.

Accepted Answer

Hyksos

Question 12

The civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in Mesoamerica, ending in 1563 C.E.

Accepted Answer

Zapotec

Question 13

Applied to Chinese emperors, they would only rule for as long as had permission from the gods.

Accepted Answer

Mandate of Heaven

Question 14

A line of hereditary rulers of a country.

Accepted Answer

dynasty

Question 15

The Bronze Age civilization, from northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.

Accepted Answer

Harappan

Question 16

The King of the state of Qin who united China in 221 BC. Considered the first emperor.

Accepted Answer

Shi Huangdi

Question 17

The civilization that flourished on the southern coast of Peru between 100 B.C.E and 800 C.E.

Accepted Answer

Nazca

Question 18

A geographically extensive group of states and peoples.

Accepted Answer

emprie

Questions 18