World History & Cultures Chap. 4-6

First emperor of a united China

Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines are Southeast Asian countries that give some freedom to their people.

Africa's largest lake

Taoism was the pagan religion of the Chinese philosopher Lao-tse

Taoism was the pagan religion of the Chinese philosopher Lao-tse.

Alexander's general Ptolemy was given ________to rule.

What is the largest rift in the earth's surface?

Who started the largest continental empire in history?

The Hyksos ended the __________ Kingdom of Egypt.

What ruler is considered the founder of Japanese civilzation?

Chung-kuo is an ancient name for ______.

remembered for carrying Jesus' cross

What building was built as a tomb for a Mogul ruler's wife?

The Book of the Dead is important in the history of _____________.

The Rosetta Stone helped solve the riddle of _____writing.

Marco Polo spent 20 years in the service of the Kublai Khan.

Mizraim is the ancient mane of Egypt.

What did Asoka do?

What highway linked China to the Roman world?

Which country is known to have first used paper?

China is the world's oldest living civilization.

Why was the task of exploring Africa so difficult?

pharaoh whose pyramid is the largest

Who built the greatest ancient civilization in Africa's interior?

Established the Mogul Empire

Japan's highest mountain

Which is not a major river valley in Asia?

Who was the Frenchman that was able to decipher the hieroglyphics of the Rosetta Stone?

Townsend Harris opened ______________ to Christian missionaries.

Ancient India made its greatest contributions to civilization in the realm of _________.

What term was given to the warriors or knights of feudal Japan?

________ is the Indian belief of reincarnation.

Who united Upper and Lower Egypt into one nation?

What is the caste system?

highest mountain in Africa

What dynasty inaugurated India's "golden age"?

Shinto is the oldest surviving religion in _____________.

What best symbolizes the Egyptian conception of state and society?

Established the Mogul Empire in India.

Who were Edesius and Frumentius?

longest river in the world

Africa's longest lake

Who was the Egyptian female pharaoh that ruled jointly with her nephew?

What two territories seceded from India to become independent states?

Africa's largest desert

Wrote the oldest surviving hymn

What false religion, founded by Siddhartha Gautama, tries to reach a state of "nirvana"?

Greek "Father of History"