Early Man
What do you call an old object made by humans?
Artifacts
Ancient Mesopotamia was located in the fertile crescent. What does fertile mean?
Land that is capable of producing crops/ Land where things grow.
What did the Egyptians call their kings?
Pharaoh
The City-State known for the fierce fighting skills.
Sparta
What is the name of the stadium where the gladiators fought?
Colosseum
The earliest man-made tools were made out of what material?
Stone
What was the name of the first writing invented?
Cuneiform
The process of preserving a body is called
Mummification
The City-state known for democracy.
Athens
Who was Julius Caesar?
Roman general who named himself dictator of the Roman Empire.
On what continent do we find the oldest hominid (human-like) fossils?
Africa
Name the King who was responsible for writing the first law code in history.
King Hammurabi
She was the last Pharaoh in Egyptian history.
Cleopatra
Who is the God of the Sea?
Poseiden
What is the name of the river on which Rome was founded?
Tiber River
The time before writing was invented is known as
Prehistory
Name one of the two rivers that ancient Mesopotamia relied on.
The Tigris or Euphrates Rivers
What did the Egyptians build and why?
The pyramids. Religious reasons, to honor people in the afterlife.
Name a famous philosopher from Ancient Greece.
Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Archimedes, Pythagoras, and lots more!
What was the name of the city buried in volcanic ash by Mount Vesuvius?
Pompeii
What was the Stone Age?
Stone was first used to make tools and weapons. This is when humans also had animals as pets for the first time.
What was the first civilization in ancient Mesopotamia?
Sumerians
Who was the King who became Pharaoh at 9 and died at 19?
King Tut
What civilization was the main rival of the Greeks during most of history?
The Persians
Who was the first Roman emperor in history?
Caesar Augustus or Octavian