Mesopotamia
What is the meaning of "Mesopotamia"
Between the rivers
Approximately when were the Great Pyramids built?
2500 BC
He conquered most of the known world and spread Greek culture before dying young
Alexander the Great
This famous Roman was assassinated in 44 BC on March 15 by senators
Julius Caesar
What goddess is Athens named for, and what is she goddess of?
Athena, wisdom and battle strategy
One of the first forms of writing, and invented in Mespotamia
Cuneiform
Egypt's form of writing, deciphered using the Rosetta Stone
Hieroglyphs
What are the two most famous Greek city-states?
Athens and Sparta
These mythological twins were involved in the founding of Rome
Romulus and Remus
Egypt had the pyramids, but Mesopotamia had these giant buildings
Ziggurat
He united Mesopotamia, making himself king and ruling over the world's first empire
Sargon the Great
The central river of Egypt, known for this feature
The Nile and regular flooding
The form of government invented in Athens, used by many countries today
Democracy
This famous Egyptian queen allied with several Roman leaders
Cleopatra
The Egyptian god of the sun, who went through a name changes through the millennia
Ra, Ammun-Ra
Name one of two famous pieces of writing from Mesopotamia
The Epic of Gilgamesh or the Code of Hammurabi
How old was King Tut when he died and why is he so famous?
18 years old. Because his tomb had not been looted when it was discovered
Which Mesopotamian empire attacked Greece?
Persia
After lots of fighting, Octavian became the first emperor of Rome and changed his name to this
Caesar Augustus
According to legend, how many Spartans held off the Persian army in the Battle of Thermopylae?
300
The oldest city we talked about in class. The beginning of civilization!
Eridu
These foreign rulers controlled Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
Name the three most famous philosophers from ancient Athens
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
This story connects the founding of Rome with the Iliad and the Trojan War
The Aeniad
Explain the process of mummification
Dry the body, remove the organs and put them in jars, remove the brain, wrap in linen, and place in a sarcophagus