Ancient Civilizations
Ancient Mesopotamia is located in this modern day country.
What is Iraq?
These prevented Ancient Greece from uniting as a whole.
What are city-states?
The name of the social structure in India that is influenced by Hinduism
What is the caste system?
Parts of these two countries are affected by seasonal winds and rains called monsoons.
What are India and China
This is the foundation, or root, of all ancient civilizations.
What is agriculture?
The type of government that Athens created and had.
What is direct democracy
The system of government in Europe and Japan that existed during the Middle Ages
What is feudalism
The name of the explorer who was sent by the Spanish king and queen to find a passage to India. (hint: he didn't make it to India...)
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This is a structure that was built in Ancient Egypt and served as tombs for pharaohs.
What is a pyramid?
This man became a dictator in Ancient Rome and was consequently assassinated by members of the Roman Senate in 44 BC.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This is the term for a series of rulers from the same family that existed in Ancient China.
What is dynasty?
The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultures of these two classical civilizations.
What are Ancient Greece and Rome?
These two rivers provided the necessary means (i.e., water) for civilization to begin in Ancient Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
The names of the 3 most famous Greek philosophers
Who are Socrates, Plato, Aristotle?
religion and philosophy that developed from the teachings of the Buddha
What is Buddhism?
This type of warrior existed in feudal Japan.
What is a samurai?
Name the law codes from Babylon (ancient Mesopotamia) and the Byzantine Empire.
What are Hammurabi's Code and Justinian's Code
This is the term for the barren desert that protected Egypt on two sides
What is Red Lands?
This achievement of Ancient Rome was a material that was used in the construction of buildings and roads.
What is Roman concrete?
This social class in Ancient China was respected because they provided the civilization food by growing the crops and manning the fields
Who are the peasants?
Give one example of a primary source
Primary- diary, photograph, artifact, autobiography, etc