Mesoamerica
Which modern day countries were the Mesoamerican Civilizations located in?
(Need at least 3)
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, and Costa Rica.
The Olmec
What is the name for "a massive tiered temple tower built in Mesopotamia in the form of stepped pyramids...."
Ziggurats
What was the last major Empire in Mesopotamia?
Neo-Babylonian Empire
What phrase was taken from the Code of Hammurabi that is still used today?
"An Eye for an Eye"
Which civilization was the final major power of the Mesoamericas?
Aztec Empire
What crops made up the "Three Sisters?"
Corn, Beans, & Squash
What two rivers were Mesopotamian civilizations settled between?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What is the first period in Mesopotamia, as well as the name of the first major Sumerian city-state?
The Uruk Period/ Uruk
King Nebuchadnezzar II rebuilt and oversaw which Empire?
Neo-Babylonian Empire
What was the first major city-state in Mesoamerica?
Monte Alban
Who was responsible for leading the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire?
Hernan Cortes
Who was the major ruler of the Akkadian Empire?
Sargon the Great
Which Empire built the Library of Ashurbanipal?
Assyrian Empire
What region of Mexico was home to the Zapotecas?
Oaxaca Valley
Other than the Aztecs being outmatched by the Spanish, what was the other major issue that resulted in the wiping out roughly half the Aztec population?
Disease (ex. European smallpox)
What rock are the carved heads made out of? (Olmec)
Basalt
The Assyrian Empire marked the first documented widespread use of what kind of tools and weapons in Mesopotamia?
Iron
Which Empire created the Code of Hammurabi?
Babylonian Empire
What was the name of the lake that the capital city of the Aztec Empire (Tenochtitlan) was built on?
Lake Texcoco
What was the date the Mayan calendar cycle ended, creating widespread panic?
(Need the month, date, and year)
December 12th, 2012
(12/12/2012)
What was the name of the floating gardens built by the Aztecs?
The Chinampas
What Empire created the 360-degree circle and is the reason we have 60 minutes in an hour?
Babylonian Empire
The Akkadian Empire was the first ______ Empire.
Bilingual/ Multilingual
What're the six basic characteristics of Civilizations?
(Need at least 3)
1- Cities
2- Government
3- Religion
4- Social Structure
5- Writing
6- Art