Ancient Civilizations I
What is Acropolis?
Location in Athens with many ancient temples
What is the Panjnad?
Five tributaries of the Indus River
This civilization is largely credited for inventing the wheel.
Mesopotamia
This civilization had a hot desert climate.
Ancient Egypt
What was the Mesopotamian societal structure?
A monarch was stratified over the priest and citizens were meant to end chaos
Ancient Indo-Aryan language.
Sanskrit
The written language in Mesopotamia was called…
Cuneiform
What is geography?
The location and physical characteristics of a land and the weather it experiences
Ancient China typically practiced worship of…
Ancestors
The people who lived in the Mediterranean before the Greeks.
Minoans and Mycenians
What are the major rivers of Ancient Greece?
Achelous, Pineiós, Aliakmon, and Evrotas
What was the purpose of organizers in Ancient Egypt?
To gather harvest for storage
“An eye for an eye” most likely refers to…
Babylonian law: Hammurabi’s Code
Ink wash is…
A Chinese art for used with ink, paper, and brushes
China unified under this dynasty following the warring states period.
Qin
What are the major rivers of Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
How do we learn more about the ancient past?
Archaeology, writing, geography
What is an agrarian society?
A civilization built through agriculture
Which civilization is most well known for their sculptures?
Greece
Dharmic religions practice which of the following descriptions?
Karma: the belief in a reincarnation cycle
Which civilization developed consistent scaling ratios?
Indus River Valley
What are the major rivers of Ancient China?
Yangtze and Yellow River
This group of people were responsible for influencing Greek language.
Phoenecians
These are bodies meant to be preserved for the afterlife.
Mummies
Trade networks dramatically influenced which of the following?
The economy