Mesopotamia
The number of rivers in ancient Mesopotamia.
What is two?
- The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Geography near the mouth of the Nile River that had very fertile soil. Starts with the letter d.
What is a delta?
India is not a continent, but it is known as a _______ because it is so big.
What is a subcontinent?
Mountains or islands separated the city-states of this civilization.
What is Greece?
Game played by Mayans that if you lost, you would become a human sacrifice.
What is pok-a-toc?
Invented this that aided in trade and transportation.
What is the wheel?
Place of burial for common Egyptian people.
What is the desert?
Piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
Rival city-states in Ancient Greece.
What are Athens and Sparta?
Thought this was beautiful in the Mayan culture.
What are crossed-eyes or a long forehead?
Name of their temples.
What is a ziggurat?
Used this as their paper. Starts with a P and was a reed plant.
What is papyrus?
Two major religions of India. One starts with H and the other one starts with B.
What are Hinduism and Buddhism?
Religion that starts in Rome.
What is Christianity?
Mayans city-states were located in mostly what type of geography.
What is the rainforest?
Name of their writing.
What is cuneiform?
World's longest river.
What is the Nile?
Chinese Invention that many foreigners like the Romans wanted.
What is silk?
Name of the common people in Rome.
What are the Plebeians?
Mayans and Incas did this type of farming.
What is terrace or step farming?
They wrote on this (not paper).
What are clay tablets?
Dangerous waterfalls along the Nile were called this.
What are cataracts?
Chinese dynasties needed this in order for the family to be in charge.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Type of government that we still use in U.S. today that started in Greece and allowed people to vote. Starts with a D.
What is democracy?
Incas main crop.
What are potatoes?