Ancient Egypt
Continent in which Ancient Egypt was located:
Africa
What was a minotaur?
A mythological creature, half man, half bull.
Which language was spoken in Ancient Rome?
Latin
Which was the first dynasty in Ancient China?
The Xia Dynasty
Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers:
Euphrates and Tigris
River that Ancient Egyptians used to hunt, fish, and transport:
Nile River
What was an oracle?
A man or woman, that lived in a temple, that told others their future. Even kings decided things based on what oracles said.
Ancient Rome was located next to this river:
Tiber River
What was the Spring Festival?
It was a religious celebration, to have good results in farming
Which materials did Sumerians used to write?
A wooden sharp stick and a piece of clay
What was a cubit in Ancient Egypt?
A tool used for measurement.
Which was the most famous oracle in Ancient Greece?
Delphi
Boys could go to school at this age:
7 years old
What was the purpose of the Great Wall in China?
To protect from the mongolians
What was a zigurat?
It was like a shopping mall, in which you could find offices, traders, and temples
This stone was a huge discovery, because it helped to decipher three ancient languages: Hieroglyphs, Demotic, and Ancient Greece
Rosetta Stone
Place in Ancient Greece, where gods were supposed to live:
Mount Olympus
Name some jobs in Ancient Rome:
farmer, soldier, merchant, entertainers, lawyers, teachers, engineers, government officials (3 to count)
NAme the two religions that were created in Ancient China during the Zhou dynasty.
Cofucianism and Taoism
What was a pictogram?
A drawing representing one word.
Who was Narmer, The Scorpion King?
The first Egyptian Pharaoh
What happened in the city of Marathon?
Ancient Greece´s army won a battle, and a messenger ran like 42 km in order to take the news to Athens.
The Hadrian wall is located in Britain, what was its purpose?
To protect Ancient Romans that lived there from barbarians.
What is the Terracota Army?
It was a burial site for a chinese emperor. There are thousands of sculptures of soldiers, horses, chariots.
How was Sumerian society formed?
Rich people like kings and nobles, like a middle class formed by artisans and scribes, and then poor people like slaves and farmers