Ancient Mesopotamia
Means "the land between the rivers". It is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the middle east.
What is Mesopotamia
A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paper like material for writing on
What is papyrus
Geographical and political center in Greek life
What is City state
a place where water can be found in a desert
What is Oasis
A ruler with total control over the people
What is dictator
An area of elevated flatland
What is Plateau?
A large waterfall
What is cataract
Large public meeting place in the center of town
What is Agora
A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school of thought
What is Philosophy
The belief in or worship of many gods and goddesses
What is polytheism
A crescent shaped area where one of the first civilizations began. It covers the present day countries of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
What is Fertile Crescent?
Place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water
What is mouth of a river
Hill on which Athena's temple stood the Parthenon
What is acropolis
Fine particles of rock carried by rivers that makes the land fertile
What is Silt
The power to stop a law from passing
What is veto
A pointed stick used for writing
What is Stylus
A mixture of tiny bits of soil and rock carried and deposited by a river
What is silt
Large open air structure with ascending seating built into the mountainside
What is amphitheater
Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs became known as Confucianism
What is Confucius
The ruler of an empire.
What is emperor
A water control system that supplies water to the land
What is Irrigation System
The name the Egyptians gave the desert land beyond the river valley because it was dry and lifeless
What is red land
Set up Greek colonies to spread Greek culture; set up largest empire of his time
What is Alexander
A large group of friends and families who claim a common ancestor
What is Clan
A prisoner, criminal, or slave who served as a professional fighter in Rome
What is gladiator