Ancient Greece (131)
These two seas surround Greece.
What are the Mediterranean and Aegean seas?
This chief minister, supervised Pharaoh's government and was only second to the Pharaoh.
What is a vizier?
The citizens make the decisions in this form of government.
What is a democracy?
A free resident of a state/country
A system of ranking groups of people
What is a hierarchy?
These thriving towns were independently ruled and traded freely.
What is a city-state? What is a polis?
What is a delta?
Wealthy landowners rule in this form of government.
What is an aristocracy?
One who gains power by force
What is a tyrant?
This early civilization lies between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
This Grecian pottery, or vase, was used to hold liquids or flowers.
What is an amphorae?
The Hyksos introduced horse-drawn chariots of war to Egypt during this challenging period.
What is the Middle Kingdom?
In this form of government, the emperor/king is supported by landlords, who rule over peasants and train their own militaries.
What is a feudal system? What is feudalism?
A narrow water passage
What is a strait?
Using a stylus to make wedge-shaped marks on tablet, this was the writing system of the Sumerians
What is cuneiform?
A hilltop city, dedicated to the gods
What is the acropolis?
This Egyptian Queen gained power by ruling in the place of a minor. She later passed the throne to Thutmose, III.
Who is Hatshepsut?
A king or queen inherits power from relatives.
What is a monarchy?
A space dedicated to gods and goddesses
What is a shrine?
What is a ziggurat?
These Dorian invaders built a famous city and turned the Greeks into state-owned slaves, called helots.
Who are the Spartans?
These 100 year conquerers from the land south of Egypt, saw themselves as restorers of Egyptian glory
What are the Nubians?
In this form of government, a small, wealthy elite holds the power.
What is an oligarchy?
A heavily armed, massive formation of tactical foot soldiers
What is a phalanx?
This stringed musical instrument was an invention of the artistic Sumerians
What is a lyre?