Early Civilizations
In 8000 BCE nomadic people began to settle in one place. This new era became known as the
Neolithic age
Polytheism is
the belief in many gods
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
The Hittites ushered in what new technological age?
The Iron Age
What form of government did they have in Athens?
What is the difference between a homosapien and a neanderthal?
Neanderthals had teeny tiny brains. Homoesapiens had larger brains
True or false: ancient Egyptians did not believe in an afterlife
false
Who did Persia fight in the Persian war?
Ancient Greece
This war ended the golden age in Greece
The Peloponnesian war
Who wrote The Republic?
Plato
Sumerians built pyramid-like religious temples called
Ziggurats
Who started Buddhism
Siddhartha
This Indo European civilization established the world's first ever recorded peace treaty
The Hittites
What does AD stand for?
Anno Domini
The leader of Athens during the golden age
Pericles
Why is Egypt called "the gift of the Nile"
Because its development and success in agricultural was a direct result of an abundance of silt in the river water that was used to fertilize soil
Siddhartha ("the buddha") meditated under a tree for 49 days and came to four conclusions about life that he calls the
Four Noble Truths
This group of Indo Europeans excelled at war because of their advanced weaponry
The Hittites
This seafaring civilization harvested an expensive purple dye from snails
The Phoenicians
Which age in Ancient Greece follows the golden age?
Hellenistic
Which king of Babylon conquered ancient Sumer
Hammurabi
Hindu teachers set out to explain the Vedas and wrote down their insights. These insights, studied by many Hindu disciples, are called
The Upanishads
During the Persian War, Greek city states formed an alliance called the
Delian League
Which language family is spoken the most today
Indo European
This era of Ancient Greece is characterized by the rise of the city state
Archaic Age