Bones & Stones
Meso-po-WHAT?
Walk Like an Egyptian
Groovy Greece
Extra Greec-ey!
100
What is another word for farming?
agriculture
100
1) The belief in many gods 2) The belief in one god
1) polytheism 2) monotheism
100
What is the location of the Great Pyramid in Egypt?
Giza
100
Name a geographical feature of Greece
peninsulas, mountains, Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Gulf of Corinth
100
Where do the Greek gods live?
Mt. Olympus
200
A scientist who studies the past based on what people left behind
archaeologist
200
Mesopotamia was located between what 2 rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
200
What body of water does the Nile River empty into?
Mediterranean Sea
200
Olympic games were held to honor which Greek god?
Zeus
200
What strategy did the Spartans use to defeat Troy in the Trojan war?
The Trojan Horse
300
Study of the past, the recorded events of people
history
300
What was the 1st written set of laws called?
Hammurabi's Code
300
Egyptians preserved dead bodies so that they could travel to a place called the ____________.
afterlife
300
The form of government where only the wealthy (aristocrats) have power
Oligarchy
300
Who is the greek goddess of the hunt?
Artemis
400
Name the 3 eras of the Stone Ages, from oldest to most recent
Paleolithic Era, Mesolithic Era, Neolithic Era
400
What civilization invented the wheel?
Sumerians
400
What discovery did scientists use to decode hieroglyphics?
the Rosetta Stone
400
What city-state is credited with developing the first democracy?
Athens
400
Famous author of Greek epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey
Homer
500
If an event happened in the year AD 182, how years is that from 3000 BC?
3,182 years
500
What is the area of the Fertile Crescent called today?
Middle East, Iraq
500
Name the 5 levels of Egypt's social hierarchy in order from top to bottom.
1) Pharaoh and family 2) Nobles 3) Craftspeople, army, and scribes 4) Farmers and laborers 5) Servants and slaves
500
During which battle of the Persian Wars was the Spartan army defeated and Athens burned down?
Battle of Thermopylae
500
What are the 4 city-states competing in our Greek Olympic day?
Athens Sparta Megara Corinth
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