Mesopotamia
What do we call early members of society that found food for survival?
What is Hunters & Gatherers
Longest river in the world used for transportation
What is the Nile
The early river systems of India and China that supported early civilizations (Daily Double)
What is the Indus and Huang He
Two famous City States- One known for it's strength the other for it's intelligence
What is Sparta and Athens respectively
Two mythological brothers raised by a She Wolf and responsible for naming Rome
Who is Romulus and Remus
These two things allowed primitive man to settle and create villages
What is domestication of animals and agriculture
Egyptian form of writing using symbols to represent things and ideas
What is Hieroglyphics
The division of Indian society based on wealth, rank and occupation.
What is the Caste system
Greece occupied a small area on a peninsula and many islands, including the island of Crete, these 2 features isolated their culture into many poleis (city-states) (Daily Double)
What are mountains and seas?
Roman contribution to the system of Government
What are a Written Constitution & Representative Democracy
What two important rivers from Mesopotamia flooded on a yearly basis
What is the Tigris and Euphrates
Major Egyptian building that doubled as a grave for a Pharaoh King
What is a Pyramid
Religion based on the spiritual teachings of Siddartha Guatama, that started in India and spread to Asia
What is Buddhism
Ancient form of Greek government still used today
What is Democracy
Monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ from Nazareth
What is Christianity
Set of ancient Civil Laws in Mesopotamia that were often cruel
What is the Code of Hammurabi
These 3 significant geographic features helped to protect the Egyptians from attack. (Daily Double)
What are cataracts (prevented travel by the Nile), the Sahara desert ("red land" = hot), and the Nile delta (prevented docking of boats)
Chinese philosopher that focused on unifying Chinese society and preached family, societal, and government values.
Who is Confucius
Macedonian ruler responsible for spreading Greek culture to Europe, Asia and Africa
Who is Alexander the Great
Roman General and Dictator that transformed Rome from a Republic to an Empire
Who is Julius Caesar
First civilization from Mesopotamia to develop a writing system. Name the civilization and the writing form.
Who are the Sumerians and cuneiform.
During this time period Egypt had its first dynasty and the great pyramids were built.
What is the Old Kingdom
Major trade route in China that spread throughout the Asian continent
What is the Silk Road
System of thought to seeks to understand the mysteries of life
What is Philosophy
Name 3 contributions made by Roman Civilization
What are roads, bridges, architecture, government organization, Roman language, spread of Christianity, laws, sporting events