Foundations of Human Civilization
What does BCE mean?
Before Common Era
What is the major river in Northern Africa that Egypt was developed along?
The Nile River
Name a Geographical Feature of Ancient Israel
Mountains, Jordan River, deserts, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Dead Sea, plateaus, Sinai Peninsula
Name a geographic feature of Ancient Greece
Mountains, access to the Med. Sea, city-states divided by mountains, Islands, peninsulas
Name a Geographic feature or place in Ancient Rome
Tiber River, Italian Peninsula, Italian Alps, Med. Sea, Constantinople, fertile lands, plains
What is "a time before history was written down"?
Prehistory
What is a powerful Egyptian king called?
A Pharaoh
How have we learned about Ancient Israel?
Hebrew Bible, Tanakh, Torah, or Dead Sea Scrolls
What were the 2 most powerful and famous city-states from Ancient Greece and who were they connected to from Greek legends?
Athens and Sparta
Athens named after Athena
Sparta were descendants from Hercules
Name the 3 social classes
Patricians, Plebeians, and Slaves
What does it mean when someone was "continuously moving from place to place"?
They were nomadic
Hieroglyphics and papyrus
Who did the story of Israel start with?
Bonus: Why did the Israelites move to Egypt?
What form of government did Ancient Greece have?
Name the 3 branches of government
Legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch
What was the discovery of farming called?
The Agricultural Revolution
What do they do with bodies of those who have died?
Bonus: Who is one of the most famous Pharaohs and is still preserved today?
mummification and Tutankhamun
Name a former king of Ancient Israel
King Saul, King David, King Solomon
Name a war that the Greek people were a part of
Persian wars, Peloponnesian wars, and the Trojan war
Name 2 influential Roman Leaders
Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, Constantine
Name at least 3 key characteristics of Ancient Civilizations
social structure
Government
Culture
Stable Food Supply
Religion
Writing
Technology
What were the 3 kingdoms in Egypt?
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom
What 2 kingdoms did Israel split into?
Bonus: Which part did the Babylonians capture/keep captive?
the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of judah
The Babylonians took over The Kingdom of Judah, Specifically Jerusalem.
Ancient Greece was known for advances in philosophy, name 1 philosopher from Greece.
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Name 3 Innovations that expanded the Roman empire
Aqueducts, Arches, Bridges, Colosseum, domes, Roads, Sanitation