Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Geography, Civics, and Government
100
This ancient hero's story was recorded on clay tablets and is one of the oldest stories ever written.
What is Gilgamesh or the Epic of Gilgamesh.
100
The major river that flows through Egypt
What is the Nile River
100
King of the Olympians, god of the sky
Who was Zeus
100
The mythological first king and founder of Rome
Who was Romulus
100
These are the three branches of government
What are the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Branch.
200
The name of the two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates River
200
True or False: Lower Egypt is located in the Southern part of Egypt.
What is false?
200
One of the three seas that surround Ancient Greece
What are the Aegean sea (east), Mediterranean sea (south), and Ionian sea (west)
200
The first Emperor of Rome changed his name to this.
Who was Augustus Caesar.
200
The introduction to the Constitution
What is the Preamble.
300
The meaning of the acronyms B.C.E. and C.E.
Before Common Era and Common Era
300
It was believed these people had the power to breath fire, were treated as gods, and were believed to be the embodiment of the sun god Horus.
What are Pharaohs.
300
The central market place in a Greek city-state. People would meet here to talk about politics.
What is the agora.
300
This ancient city was destroyed by a volcano eruption.
What is Pompeii
300
The states on the West Coast of the U.S.A.
What are Washington, Alaska, Oregon, and California,
400
An ancient form of writing used by the Sumerians and other city-states in Mesopotamia.
What is Cuneiform.
400
This stone helped modern historians translate hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta stone.
400
DAILY DOUBLE: Name 3 Greek City-States
What were Athens, Sparta, Thebes, Olympia, Delphi, Corinth, etc.
400
A system of government where elected officials represent you.
What is a Republic.
400
The number of members in Congress
What is 535 (435 in the House of Representatives, 100 in the Senate)
500
These massive structures were built in Mesopotamian city-states to bring themselves closer to their gods.
What were the Ziggurat.
500
The Egyptian god who weighed someone's heart against a feather to see if they would get into the afterlife.
Who was Anubis.
500
Greek foot-soldiers were called this.
What was Hoplites.
500
The major river that flows through the city of Rome
What is the Tiber River.
500
The names of the two current PA Senators
Who are Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman.