People
______________created the world's first empire in the area of the Fertile Crescent.
Sargon
This civilization was located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Mesopotamia
This body of water is located north of Asia Minor.
Black Sea
The Sea of Galilee is connected to the Dead Sea near Israel by this body of water.
Jordan River
Who fought in the Punic Wars for over 100 years?
Rome and Carthage
______________was the first Egyptian leader to unite all of Egypt.
Menes (Narmer)
This civilization was isolated by many mountains and islands near the Mediterranean Sea.
Greece
This body of water is located to the East of Egypt in Northeast Africa.
Red Sea
_________reigned as pharaoh for 67 years (longer than the average age of Egyptians in Ancient Egypt). He was the first king we know of to have signed a peace treaty, signing one with the Hittites. He also built more temples and monuments than any other pharaoh and constructed the rock monument Abu Simbel in Nubia.
Ramses the Great
Who fought in the Peloponnesian Wars?
Sparta and Athens
______________was one of the first Egyptian female pharaohs. She was called for Foremost of Noble Ladies.
Hatshepsut
Ancient Egypt developed along the ____________. This civilization depended on the annual flooding of the this River to grow crops. By understanding and taking advantage of the flood cycles, the ancient Egyptians were able to grow larger amounts of grain to sell or to store for later use
Nile River
This river flows from South to North because the mountains in this region are in the Southern part of the country.
Nile River
_______ was the second ruler of the fourth dynasty in Egypt. He built the Great Pyramid of Giza, which took 23 years to complete. The Great Pyramid was used as this pharaoh's tomb.
Khufu
What is considered as the Birthplace of Democracy in the Ancient World?
Athens, Greece
He created one of the world's first legal codes with over 282 laws.
Hammurabi
This ancient civilization's northern most point was called Hadrian's Wall.
Rome
These mountains are some of the tallest in the world and they separate China from India.
Himalayas
______________ was a famous pharaoh from Ancient Egypt. Known as the "boy king," He was well-known for reversing some polices of his father, Akhenaten. These policies include returning Egypt to a polytheistic religion, rather than the monotheism of his father's reign.
Tutankhamen
Who was Rome's first Emperor?
Octavian-Caesar Augustus
____________was one of the first Ancient Chinese leaders to build the Great Wall of China.
Qin Shi Huangdi
This extended from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.
Persian Gulf
This plateau located in China is often called the rooftop of the world.
Tibetan Plateau
Who was the great rival of the Roman Empire? This rival wanted to control the Mediterranean Sea Trade.
Carthage
This Ancient Civilization invented gunpowder, the seismograph, and fireworks.
China