Key vocabulary
another (more common) word for AGRICULTURE is this...
What is farming?
The word Mesopotamia means this
Land between two rivers
The Nile River flowed this direction...
What is from South to North?
A city-state known for war and training
What is Sparta?
The name of the desert in China
Gobi desert
The shift from hunting/gathering to agriculture is known as this
The two main rivers in Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
The main river in Ancient Egypt
What is the Nile?
An early Greek Civilization on the island of Crete- named for King Minos
who are the Minoan?
This emperor started the construction of the great wall
Who is emperor Qin?
Many ancient civilizations worshipped many gods, also known as_____________
What is "polytheism?"
This king was the emperor of Babylon and wrote a series of laws
Who is Hammurabi?
This is a bucket attached to a long poll, and was used for bringing water out of the river...
What is a Shadoof?
This Greek city-stated was named for the goddess of wisdom.
What is Athens?
The city that was preserved when Mt. Vesuvius erupted...
What is Pompeii?
When rule is passed down within a family; a line of rulers from one family...
What is a dynasty?
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple on the top
What is a ziggurat?
Name the system of writing in Ancient Egypt AND name the group of people trained to READ and Write in this langauge...
What are hieroglyphics and scribes?
Ancient Greek 'fortune tellers"
What are oracles?
The two main social classes in Ancient Rome
Who are the Patricians and the Plebeians?
an open-air market in Ancient Greece was called this...
What is The Agora?
What is Cuneiform?
Where the major Greek gods lived, according to mythology...
What is Mt. Olympus?
How Chinese goods made it all the way to Rome
The Silk Road