Egypt
China
Greece
Rome
Vocabulary
100
What did the Egyptians build as tombs for rulers and leaders?
Pyramids
100
What wall kept out invaders in ancient China?
The Great Wall
100
What were Greek games and sports called?
The Olympics
100
What did they call men trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena.
Gladiators
100
What drawings were created 40,000 years ago and showed men hunting animals?
Cave Paintings
200
What was a ruler of ancient Egypt called?
Pharaoh
200
Chinese writing is called?
Characters
200
What language did the speak in ancient Greece?
Greek
200
Where did Gladiators fight in ancient Rome?
Coliseum
200
Egyptian and Chinese paper was called?
Papyrus
300
What is the name for Egyptian boats that used wind to travel up the Nile river for trading?
Sailboats
300
China and Egypt both created ________, but we use China's way of creating it today.
Papyrus
300
The Greek alphabet was the first to use consonants and _____?
Vowels
300
This was created in Rome to build buildings, arches, and underwater structures?
Concrete
300
What is another name for a dig site for archaeologists?
Excavation site
400
What is ancient Egyptian writing that used pictures to represent words?
Hieroglyphics
400
This type of printing used movable blocks made out of what?
Wood
400
Where did the Greeks believe their gods lived?
Mount Olympus
400
Romans believed in Gods and Goddesses? (True or False)
True
400
What is another word for very old?
Ancient
500
Egyptian carts that were pulled by two horses for war were called?
Chariots
500
What flying objects were used to communicate with military groups and measure distance?
Kites
500
This flying animal carried messages in Greece?
Pigeons
500
Similar to the United States, the Roman Republic allowed the people to _____ for leaders in government?
Vote
500
What word means the study of ancient artifacts?
Archaeology
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