Ancient Egypt
a line of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty?
a picture or drawing that represents a word or idea in an early system of writing
What is a pictograph?
a body of land that has water on three sides
What is a peninsula?
twins, __________ and __________, fought over the location of the first city of Rome
Who are Romulus and Remus?
fine, fertile soil deposited by rivers
What is silt?
to preserve a body after death
What is embalm?
animal bones or turtle shells on which Shang royal priests scratched questions to the gods
What is an oracle bone?
the highest mountain in Greece
What is Mount Olympus?
one of the wealthy landowners who held the highest positions in government in ancient Rome
What is a patrician?
a human society with an advanced level of development in social and political organization and in the arts and sciences
What is a civilization?
pictures that stand for different words
What is a hieroglyph?
a study of basic truths about the universe
What is a philosophy?
a story that people tell to explain beliefs about their world
What is a myth?
a large arena in Rome, where the ancient Romans attended entertainments, such as battles of gladiators
What is the Colosseum?
an ancient writing system developed by the Sumerians, made up of wedge-shaped markings
What is cuneiform?
the order in which members of a royal family inherit a throne or title
What is succession?
respect for one's parents and ancestors-an important teaching of Confucianism
What is filial piety?
a war between Athens and the Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, which ended with a Spartan victory in 404 B.C.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
a pipe or channel that carries water from a distant source to a city
What is an aqueduct?
a set of written rules for people to obey
What is a code of law?
a four-sided shaft with a pyramid-shaped top
What is an obelisk?
an ancient Chinese belief that a good ruler had the gods' approval
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
the Greek goddess of home life
Who is Hestia?
a governing body of ancient Rome, made up of 300 member who advised Roman leaders
What is a republic?
the peninsula between the Mediterranean and Black Seas that is now occupied by most of Turkey; also called Asia Minor
What is Anatolia?