Unit 1
Why did the first establishments live near rivers?
It was an easy source to make food and for travel/trading.
What was the Egyptian god was known as the god of the underworld.
Osiris
What is a brief example of an Empire?
The Roman Empire
Who is the prophet of Judaism?
Moses
Along the Silk Road why was disease spread?
Disease spread due to people from different regions being in contact with other people that may have diseases or stronger immunity to those diseases that the other doesn't.
Where is ancient Mesopatomia located?
Middle East - ancient Iraq
When Alexander the Great came to Egypt who did he say he was the son of to get into the temple.
Amun Ra
What was ancient Rome's government?
A representative democracy.
Who is the prophet of Islam?
Muhammed
How long was the silk road
4,000 miles
What was Hammurabi's code?
It was a long list of harsh laws back in ancient Mesopotamia.
What dynasty was Cleopatra apart of.
Ptolemaic Dynasty
How many people were in a Roman Legion?
5,000 to 6,000 men
What's the first Noble Truth
The truth of suffering
How would the merchants make profit
by selling trading and selling products.
What was Mohenjo Daro
The largest settlement of the Indus River Valley.
What large figures that are a tourist attraction now but was a cone shaped tomb back in that period.
pyramids.
What ruler named himself dictator or Rome and later assacinated?
Julius Caesar
Is Christianity monotheistic?
Yes
What animals would be used to carry merchandise?
Horses and Camals
What was the caste system?
A social hierarchy passed through families.
What is a Pharaoh?
A god like king or queen.
What 2 myth brothers was Rome named after?
Romulus and Remus
What is the holy book of Judaism?
The quaran
How could the journeys be dangerous?
Bandits/robbers would rob people, and the terrains had hard obstacles like valleys, mountains and lakes