Indus River Valley + Mesopotamia
Where was the Indus River Valley civilization located (which modern day countries)?
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwest India
What are the three main time periods in ancient Egypt?
The Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom
What is a dynasty?
Generations of one ruling family.
Why did democracy develop in Ancient Greece?
Fed up with its unjust rulers, the Athenians invented a form of government where eligible citizens could vote on laws and decisions. Yay, democracy!
Weapons, warfare, crafts, statues
When, what, and where was the world's first civilization?
Mesopotamia, in the Middle East (3500-2000 BCE)
What type of writing system did the ancient Egyptians develop?
Hieroglyphics
The ancient Chinese civilization developed along the ____________ because ___________.
The ancient Chinese civilization developed along the HUANG/YELLOW RIVER because CIVILIZATIONS NEED WATER!
At what age did Spartan boys begin training for war?
What was the significance of the Silk Road?
It connected the West to the East and allowed the trading of goods between different civilizations
Name the religious structures found in Mesopotamia
Ziggurats
Unlike the Sumerians in Mesopotamia, the Egyptians believed in a _______________.
Afterlife
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The belief that the current Chinese emperor was chosen by heaven (and that heaven would send a sign when the emperor was no longer doing his job well).
According to the text, who in Ancient Greece was eligible to vote?
All free-born Athenian men
Go to the "First steps to civilization" and fill in the blank:
The more _________ the civilization got, the more ________ it became.
The more COMPLEX the civilization got, the more UNEQUAL it became.
What was the name of the world's first writing system?
Pictographs
Describe three components of mummification.
Internal organs are removed, the brain is pulled out through the nose with a hook, the heart is left behind, the body was dried and wrapped in linen strips, and placed in its coffin.
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
For protection from invasion (from the Mongols).
Why did the Greeks begin the Olympic Games?
To honor the Greek god Zeus
Why is Heinrich Schliemann so significant in the field of archaeology?
He excavated the two sites associated with the Trojan War, an epic 10-year battle in which the Greeks used the famous Trojan Horse to invade Troy and win the war.
According to the text, why did the Indus civilization potentially end?
Climate Change!
Give two reasons for why Cleopatra VII was so significant in ancient history
She was a female ruler, and she fought (and lost) to keep ancient Egypt independent from the Roman empire.
Why was the terra-cotta army built?
To protect the emperor in the afterlife.
Why was the geography of Ancient Greece unique compared to other ancient civilizations?
Greece was made up of hundreds of independent city-states (many of them islands), each with its own leader. Other civilizations were kingdoms where one ruler ruled over large stretches of land.
Where did the ancient America's first civilization emerge?
Mexico