The Birth of Early Civilisations
What were the first great civilisations?
Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China
Where was Mesopotamia located?
Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
TRUE OR FALSE:
The first people wrote on paper.
False
When was the city of Rome created?
in the 8th century
Which two groups of people came from outside of the Iberian peninsula?
What was located next to each civilisation?
A river
TRUE OR FALSE:
The people who lived in Mesopotamia believed in more than one god.
True
What did the Egyptians write with?
hieroglyphics
Who became the first emperor of Rome?
Octavio Augustus
Which groups of people were already on the peninsula?
The Celts, Celtiberians and the Iberians
What kinds of people lives in these civilisations?
farmer, merchants, craftsmen, priests and soldiers
What were the temples they created for their gods called?
Ziggurats
Where did the Ancient Greeks live?
On mainland Greece and on the Greek islands.
What was the Roman economy based on?
agriculture, craftsmanship and commerce
What was the war between the Carthaginians and Romans called?
the Punic Wars
Who controlled these societies?
Kings and pharaohs
What is the name of the most famous Egyptian pharaoh?
Tutankhamun
How did people first start to write?
With pictograms (pictures)
What kind of people were the most privileged in Roman society?
Patricians
How did the Romans organize Hispania?
Why was writing invented?
To record the things which they bought and sold.
What were the pharaohs buried with?
their belongings and their treasures
Name the two Greek philosophers.
Plato and Aristotle
What are our laws today based on?
Roman Law
What language did the people of the peninsula have to adopt and spoke?
Latin