Which empire was known for its cruelty and war strategies? (Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian)
Assyrian
100
Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Khufu
100
Did Athenian women or Spartan women have more rights?
Spartan
100
Name one of the stops on our tour with Raj!
Great Pyramid
Hatshepsut's Temple
Great Temple of Ramses II
White Chapel at Karnak
200
Who created the first code of laws?
Hammurabi
200
Why was the heart the only organ left in the body?
They thought it was the center of intelligence and the soul. It must be weighed against the feather of truth.
200
Which form of democracy does the United States practice and which form did the Ancient Greeks practice?
US: representative democracy
Greece: direct democracy
200
What was the Roman god's name that replaced Zeus?
Jupiter
200
What was the biggest social class in Ancient Egypt?
peasants
300
Name this wonder of the ancient world that King Nebuchadrezzar made for his wife.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
300
How did archaeologists decipher hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
300
Where did the Ancient Greeks buy and sell items? (Greek word for marketplace)
Agora
300
What was the word for the necklace that the boys in Ancient Rome would wear until they became men?
bulla
300
Which mythical creature did Theseus defeat in the maze?
A minotaur
400
What was a ziggurat used for in Mesopotamia?
Worship (temple)
400
Which of these is an element of ancient Egypt’s topography: a mild climate, a river valley, the fertility of the soil, the length of the growing season? (Hint: Topography=shape of the land)
river valley
400
Which theorem in geometry did the Ancient Greeks invent? (Hint: You use it to find the lengths of the sides of a triangle.)
Pythagorean Theorem
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
400
Where did 90% of the people living in the Roman Empire live?
The country!
400
Where was Alexander the Great from and what culture did he spread?
Macedonia, Greek culture
500
Which empire created the 60 minute hour, 7 day week, and sundial?
Neo-Babylonians
500
Who was the first female pharaoh and what was she known for promoting?
Hatshepsut, trade
500
The Greek man Hippocrates is considered the father of modern ________________...
medicine
500
What was a thermopolia?
a fast food place where the poor would cook on small grills
500
What did the Ancient Greeks believe is the reason spiders create webs?
Arachne was prideful and said she was better than Athena in weaving. Athena turned her into a spider.