Mesopotamia
Longest river in the world used for transportation, trade, and agriculture
What is the Nile
The river in China that supported early civilizations and is called the Huang He in Chinese
What is the Yellow River
The form of government invented in Athens that focuses on giving power to the people
What is direct democracy
What allowed early humans to settle and create villages?
What is agriculture?
This is a strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer
What is a monsoon
The Greeks were forced to create _______-________ for government because of the mountainous terrain
What is a city-state
This is the name of the river that is located in Rome
What is the Tiber River
Major Egyptian structure that doubled as a tomb for a Pharaoh King
What is a Pyramid
Why did the Persian Wars begin?
What is Persia invaded Greece to expand their empire
The reason Rome's Republic had two consuls was because they wanted to have
What is checks and balances
This was the name of the 1st writing system that was created in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
Two significant rulers of Egypt that united the empire and expanded trade (Daily Double)
What is Queen Hatsheput and Ramses the Great
This sea was used to trade and travel with other civilizations near Greece and Rome
What is the Mediterranean Sea
The type of government that we have today in the United States
What is a republic
First civilization from Mesopotamia that developed a writing system and the wheel
Who are the Sumerians
The group of people who lived south of Egypt in Nubia traded with Egypt HOW?
What is the Nile River
This is the reason that Greece needed to establish colonies in other lands like Anatolia for agriculture
What is Greece did not have a lot of fertile farmland due to rocky terrain
Name 1 major invention or innovation from ancient Rome
What is roads, bridges, Pantheon, cement, aqueducts, Colosseum