Mesopotamian Society
Egyptian Society
Greece Society
People
Culture
100
This includes urbanism, long distance trade, written communication, political heirarchy, economy, division of labor, and religion
What is Characteristics of Civilization
100
The largest and most important source of water; flows North
What is The Nile River
100
This was an independent city-state
What is Polis
100
One of the first civilizations in Mesopotamia
What is Sumerian People
100
The first law code which had an "eye for an eye" mentality; very just an harsh laws
What is Hammurabi's Code
200
The region between the Tigris and Euphrates River
What is Ancient Fertile Crescent
200
Paper made of reeds
What is Papyrus
200
This was a fortified hill which had temples that dedicated to gods and goddesses
What is Acropolis
200
The sea people; Mediterranean traders; semitic people
What is Phoenician people
200
This was the religion of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Greece
What is Polytheism
300
These were the two types of slavery
What is chattel and debt
300
The pictoral writing of ancient Egypt; only used for religious purposes
What is Heiroglyphics
300
This was a military formation which stressed brotherhood
What is Hoplite Phalanx
300
Philosopher in Athens; accused of "corrupting the youth"
What is Socrates
300
The first type of democracy that Athens used
What is Direct Democracy
400
A temple for the gods and goddesses
What is Ziggurat
400
These pyramids were tombs for Pharaohs
What is Giza Pyramids
400
The first city-state to try democracy
What is Athens
400
A Maccedonia king who was not actually Greek; spreads Greek culture to all the places he conquered
What is Alexander the Great
400
These were the three types of columns in Greek architecture
What is Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
500
The first story of written literature; it contains a Great Flood Story
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh
500
This was a royal name that was U-shaped and everyone did not get an afterlife
What is Cartouche
500
This was a militaristic city-state; slaves kept the civilization going; won the Peloponnesian War
What is Sparta
500
Son of Ankhenaton and Queen Nefertiti; married his sister; he died of natural causes
What is King Tutankhamon (King Tut)
500
The blend of Greek culture with other areas Alexander the Great conquered
What is Hellenic (Helenistic)
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