Mesopotamia
What mountain range is on the eastern border of Mesopotamia?
The Suez Canal connects what two bodies of water?
MEDITERRANEAN SEA & RED SEA
What city is the Colosseum in?
ROME
What continent is most of Greece on?
EUROPE
Which civilization had the largest amount of land on the Mediterranean Sea?
Ancient Rome
What two rivers were central to Mesopotamia’s ‘Fertile Crescent’?
Tigris River and Euphrates River
Which Egyptian region is a peninsula?
SINAI PENINSULA
What body of water was the center of trade for the Romans?
MEDITERRANIAN SEA
The island of Crete is located within what body of water?
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Which civilizations left behind ancient relics and structures?
Ancient Greece- the Acropolis, Egypt- the Pyramids/Sphinx Rome- the Colosseum
What body of water borders Mesopotamia to the west?
Mediterranean Sea
What desert in Egypt borders Libya?
WESTERN DESERT
What three continents was the Roman Empire a part of?
AFRICA, EUROPE, ASIA
In what ancient city is the Acropolis located?
ATHENS
In which civilizations did rivers play a very important role?
Mesopotamia and Egypt
Which of the 3 Mesopotamian civilizations was closest to the Persian Gulf?
Sumer
What city benefited from trade on the Mediterranean Sea?
ALEXANDRIA
What Ocean did the Roman Empire border?
ATLANTIC
What major Greek city was in Asia Minor?
TROY
Which civilizations had big cities that were near a water source?
ALL OF THEM!!
Which two bodies of water do not physically touch Mesopotamia?
Capsian Sea and Black Sea
The Nile River flows from Egypt into what neighboring country?
SUDAN
On the main trade route of the Roman Empire, what two cities were in Africa?
Carthage, Alexandria, Byzantium, Athens, Antioch,
What mountain range is located on Ancient Greece’s western border?
PINDUS
Which civilizations had a series of islands within it?
Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome