Ancient Egypt
This river was the lifeline of ancient Egypt
What is the Nile
Two major cities of the Indus Valley were
What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
This geographic feature caused Greek city-states to develop separately
What are mountains?
This type of government Rome had before becoming an empire
What is a republic?
This group is known as the “Mother Culture” of Mesoamerica because they influenced those who came later
Who are the Olmec?
This natural geographic feature protected Egypt from invasion
What are deserts?
The writing of the Indus civilization has never been fully
Decoded
Athens practiced this kind of democracy
What is direct democracy?
These written laws protected Roman citizens
What are the Twelve Tables?
The Maya had this type of government structure
What are independent city-states?
This was the system of writing used by the Egyptians
What are hieroglyphics?
This was the earliest known writing system, created in Mesopotamia
What is cuneiform?
This city-state focused heavily on military training
What is Sparta?
This general crossed the Alps with elephants
Who is Hannibal?
Aztec floating gardens are called
What are chinampas?
This artifact helped scholars decode Egyptian writing
What is the Rosetta Stone
This idea said Chinese rulers could lose their right to rule
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
This battle took place at a narrow pass where 300 Spartans fought
What is Thermopylae?
Lasting 207 years, "Roman peace" is translated from
Pax Romana
This farming method was used by the Incas in the Andes Mountains
What are terraces?
The Nile’s flooding was important for Egyptian farming because it created this...
What is silt?
This river in China is known for its destructive floods
What is the Huang He (Yellow River)?
Alexander the Great spread this culture across his empire
What is Hellenistic Greek culture?
This emperor made Christianity the religion of the the Roman Empire AND moved the capital to Constantinople...
Who is Constantine?
The Incas used this to record information
What are quipus?