The Stone Age
Ancient Middle East
Ancient Egypt
Ancient China
Ancient Greece
100

What is a lever

A bar or beam used to pry an object loose

100

What is the Fertile Crescent?

A region of the Middle East with useable farming and crop land

100

What is the name of the largest pyramid in Egypt?

The Great Pyramid of Giza

100

What was China's first ruling dynasty?

The Shang Dynasty

100

Were the Greeks Monotheistic?

No (polytheistic, Greek gods and mythology)

200

What is a wedge used for?

To move heavy loads a short distance or to break rocks.

200
What was a pulley used for?
Lifting heavy objects
200
Most Pyramid blocks weighed about 3.5 what?
tons
200
Did the carriages contain gears.
Yes
200
What was Ancient Greece's capital.
Athens
300
Do scientists know when the bow was developed?
No
300
How was a pulley used?
Pull on one end of rope and it lifts the other end with the object.
300
What is a mechanical advantage?
The amount of help a machine provides.
300
What were Chinese weapons made out of?
Iron
300
What was a screw press?
A giant drill
400
What were the first bows used for? (not hunting)
They were used as drills.
400
What is one type of pulley?
Fixed pulley, movable pulley, or a block and tackle pulley.
400
How did egyptians remove giant stone blocks?
By using wedges.
400
What is another name for a water powered bellow?
Steam engine
400
What were the strings on a catapult made of?
Animal hair
500
What was the first fulcrum?
The ground
500
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
Between rivers
500
How do you tell time with a water clock?
By how many drops are in the container.
500
What was a South pointing carriage.
A carriage that tells the direction by always pointing South.
500
What does eureka mean?
I have found it.
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