Unit 1
What does drought mean?
A time of no rain.
What does monument mean?
A large building or statue.
What does common mean?
Often seen; normal.
What does trader mean?
A person who buys and sells goods.
What does blame mean?
To say that someone did something wrong.
Where did the Sumerians live?
They lived in Mesopotamia.
What were the rulers of Egypt called?
They were called pharaohs.
Who was the leader of the Persians?
King Cyrus the Great.
What did the Greeks do instead of farming?
They depended on the sea and fished.
Who was Socrates?
He was a Greek philosopher.
What were three things the Sumerians invented?
They invented the wheel, the sailboat, schools, writing, and canals.
What is the name of the river that runs through Egypt?
It is called the Nile.
What three empires lived in Mesopotamia after the Sumerians?
The Assyrians, the Babylonians, and the Persians.
Which city-states fought?
Athens and Sparta fought against each other.
Which philosopher was the student of Socrates?
Plato was his student.
Who conquered the Sumerians?
The Semites, led by King Sargon.
What famous monument were used as tombs?
The pyramids.
Were the Assyrians nice? Why or Why not?
No, the Assyrians were not nice because they tortured, killed, and made people slaves.
What did the Greeks value?
They valued strong men.
What kind of government did Athens have? Was it good or bad?
They used democracy, it was bad because only men could vote.
The Sumerians lived in small countries called what?
They lived in city-states.
Who conquered the Egyptians?
The Assyrians conquered the Egyptians.
Why did people not like the Babylonians?
People didn't like the Babylonians because they didn't respect other cultures and countries.
Who did the Greeks go to war against? Who won?
They went to war against the Persians, the Greeks won.
Who did Aristotle teach?
Aristotle taught Alexander the Great.