Prehistoric Art
This type of art was drawn on cave walls by early humans.
What is cave art?
This area is often called the "Cradle of Civilization."
What is Mesopotamia?
Ancient Egyptians wrote in this picture-based script.
What are hieroglyphs?
The Greek god of the sky and thunder.
Who is Zeus?
The city built on seven hills.
What is Rome?
The material early humans used to carve small statues.
What is stone?
The large temples in Mesopotamia built for gods were called this.
What are ziggurats?
The large stone tombs built for pharaohs.
What are pyramids?
This famous building in Athens was a temple to Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
Romans built these structures to carry water to cities.
What are aqueducts?
The most famous prehistoric cave paintings are found in this French
What is Lascaux?
Mesopotamians wrote on clay tablets using this system.
What is cuneiform?
This river was central to Egyptian civilization.
What is the Nile?
These games were held every four years in ancient Greece.
What are the Olympic Games?
This arena in Rome was used for gladiator fights.
What is the Colosseum?
Prehistoric art is divided into these three main periods.
Answer: What are the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic?
The two rivers that surrounded Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
The famous statue with a lion's body and a pharaoh's head.
What is the Sphinx?
The type of columns used in Greek architecture, like Doric and Ionic.
What are Greek columns?
The name of the first Roman emperor.
Who is Augustus?
The name of a prehistoric statue often called the "Venus of ___."
What is Willendorf?
The famous law code created by a Babylonian king.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
The name of the boy pharaoh whose tomb was found in 1922.
Who is Tutankhamun (King Tut)?
This blind poet wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
This Roman city was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
What is Pompeii?