Prehistory
What does the word nomadic mean?
moving around or wandering from place to place
What are the TWO rivers located in Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
What is the belief in and worship of many gods?
polytheism
Name two city-states that joined together to fight the Persians
What is Athens and Sparta.
What are the names of the two social classes in Rome.
DAILY DOUBLE: Which one is the upper class and which one is the lower class.
What are patricians and plebeians.
What major climate event caused migration among early humans?
Which of the following are ways the rivers helped provide food for Mesopotamia?
Fish from the rivers
Using the rivers for trade
Water for their crops
The Nile River flows from ________ to _________.
What is south to north.
What are the three main characteristics that all Greek city-states share?
b. agora
c. patron god/goddess
e. Acropolis
What is a republic? What were the three branches in the Roman Republic?
A republic is a form of government where citizens elect representatives to make laws
Magistrates
Senate
Assemblies
Why was hunter-gathering not a sustainable lifestyle?
It did not provide enough food for a growing population. Eventually the natural resources of the area would be used up.
What was cuneiform? Select ALL that apply.
a) The first written language
b) The written language of the Egyptians
c) The language used for all polytheistic religions
d) The written language of the Mesopotamians.
a) The first written language
d) The written language of the Mesopotamians.
Why was bartering important in Ancient Egypt?
Bartering allowed people to trade for goods they needed.
Define oligarchy AND democracy.
Oligarchy: a government where a small group of elites rule
Democracy: a government where citizens vote directly on the laws
How did geography impact Rome’s desire to expand?
Volcanoes like Mt. Vesuvius caused Romans to need more land
Mountains took up some of their farm land
Located on the Mediterranean Sea made it easier to travel and conquer other places
The development of agriculture meant that...
a) early people had to become nomads.
b) people could build permanent settlements
c) crops could be grown in the tundra.
d) people had a reliable food source
people could build permanent settlements
people had a reliable food source
What was the first known law code founded by the Babylonians?
What is Hammurabi's Code
In the ancient Egyptian religion, how did they prove that nature was important to them? (Select all that apply)
a. Their gods were made with animal features.
b. They believed that their afterlife was a large desert where they could walk forever with those they loved.
c. The Egyptians believed that their afterlife looked like the Nile.
d. They were vegetarian to make sure that they didn't miss out on the afterlife for harming an animal.
a. Their gods were made with animal features.
c. The Egyptians believed that their afterlife looked like the Nile.
What were the effects of the Persian Wars on Greece’s civilization?
The Greeks were strengthen after defending their civilization from the larger Persian Empire. The city-states formed alliances to keep a strong military.
For this question, select the wars that Rome won between 270 BCE and 1 CE
First Punic War
Second Punic War
Third Punic War
Gallic Wars
First Punic War
Second Punic War
Third Punic War
Gallic Wars
Why did people migrate?
What is to follow their food source and/or escape cold weather
What was the climate like in Mesopotamia? Why was irrigation needed to increase the population of Mesopotamia?
The climate in Mesopotamia was mostly arid. Irrigation was needed to create more fertile farmland in Mesopotamia.
How did the Nile River shape their daily life? (Select all that apply)
a. The predictable flooding of the Nile helped them create calendars based on when the floods would happen.
b. The river allowed them to sail up and down for travel and trade.
c.The river gave them so much fish that they didn't need to farm at all
d.The river provided important plants like papyrus that could be turned into paper.
a. The predictable flooding of the Nile helped them create calendars based on when the floods would happen.
b. The river allowed them to sail up and down for travel and trade.
d. The river provided important plants like papyrus that could be turned into paper.
What were the effects of the Peloponnesian Wars on Greece’s civilization?
The decades of in-fighting weakened the Greek city-states. Alexander the Great will conquer the Greek city-states.
How did Rome transition from a Republic to an Empire?
The Roman Republic was failing due to political corruption, social Inequality, and military struggles. Julius Caesar became popular after winning in Gaul and promising land and food to the lower classes. Then, Caesar defeated his enemies in a civil war and declared himself dictator for life. When he was murdered by the Senators in a last ditch effort to save the republic, Augustus defeated his rivals and started the empire.