Art
What statue represents the superhuman power and authority in Egypt?
Sphinx
Why do we have limitations to understanding early civilizations?
There are no writings or we cannot understand those writings.
Who was the Greek God of the Underworld?
Hades
Who wrote Allegory of the Cave?
Plato
What was Plato? What was he known as?
A Philosopher
What was the formal writing system made by the Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
What gave us insights to social structure, economic development, and technological processes?
Cultural Artifacts
Who had the power of controlling the weather/lighting bolt
Zeus
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The land between rivers, Tigris and Euphrates
What did Aristotle discover?
The scientific method of analysis and made contributions to philosophy and science.
A decorative sculpture dedicated to the goddess Athena
Parthenon
What led to documentation on the past being found in the present?
Writing with hieroglyphs and cuneiform. Also other physical artifacts.
Who was the god messenger?
Hermes & or Iris
What is Cuneiform
A writing used to keep track of goods and animals
Who taught Plato?
Socrates
What is the Ishtar Gate?
The 8th gate to the inner city of Babylon
How do we know that the Greek Society was important?
The creation of known literature and philosophy
God of Wine & Pleasure
Dionysus/Bacchus
These two were best friends in the story Epic of Gilgamesh
Enkidu and Gilgamesh
What did Aristotle create?
Created ethos, pathos, and logos
Who and when did the Mask of Tutankhamun belong to?
The mask belonged to Tutankhamun during 1332 BC to 1323 BC
What revolution established the change from nomad communities to established society's/civilizations?
Agricultural Revolution
What is Demeter the goddess of?
Goddess of agriculture, grain, and bread
Why was Gilgamesh special?
He was ⅓ god
How long did Aristotle study with Plato
20 years