History Basics
What is another way of writing B.C.?
B.C.E (Before Common Era)
What is the ancient name for Australia?
Sahul
This was a popular drink in Ancient Egypt
Beer
Name a female pharoah
Cleopatra/Nefertiti/Hapshepsut
The English King who had 6 wives
Henry VIII
This person studies artefacts to gain an insight into the human past
Archaeologist
How many years ago did people first arrive in Australia?
65,000 y.a.
This pharoah was also known as the "Boy King".
Tutankhamun
The name of the area where alot of pharoahs were buried
Valley of the Kings
Year the First Fleet arrived
1788
This is a method of dating artefacts to find out how old they are
c-14 or Radiocarbon Dating
An animal or plant that is sacred to a person is their __________.
Totem
The special name of the salt used in mummification
Natron
What did priests do many times per day?
Have a bath/pray
First president of the United States
George Washington
What does A.D. stand for?
Anno Domini
These helped people remember how to get from once place to another
Songlines/Constellations
The names of the two regions that Egypt was separated into
Upper and Lower Egypt
What happened to the Nile every year?
Flood/Innundation
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
How many years in a millenium?
1000
What stage of life comes between childhood and adulthood?
Initiation
The God of the Dead
Anubis
Name of the useful plant found in the Nile
Papyrus
Where did the first Olympic Games take place?
Ancient Greece