Babylon
Do you remember the name of Babylon’s most famous king? He built the Ishtar Gate in Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar
Why did the Minoans hold bull-jumping festivals?
To honor the gods of Crete
What were the people who came from Greece to conquer Crete called?
The Mycenaeans.
Did they kill their neighbors for fun? What did they do instead?
No. They wrestled, raced, and danced.
Why did the Persian king, Astyges, want to get rid of his grandson?
What was the baby’s name?
He dreamed that the baby would grow up and take his throne away.
Cyrus
What happened to Nebuchadnezzar after he thought he was a god?
He went mad (thought he was an animal).
Were the bull-jumpers treated well?
Yes; they were given food, beautiful clothes, jewelry, and gold.
Where did the Mycenaeans build colonies?
Around the Aegean Sea
What hero is the Odyssey named after?
Odysseus
Was Cyrus a good king?
Yes, he was very fair.
Why was Nebuchadnezzar afraid of Persia?
He thought Persia would attack him.
What is a navy?
An army that fights on water
What did the Mycenaean Greeks have that made them such strong fighters?
Bronze weapons and chariots
What was the one-eyed monster called?
Cyclops
Can you tell me one of the fair things Cyrus did?
He let the Medes have some power in his empire.
OR
He let the Jews go back to Palestine.
What did Nebuchadnezzar build to make Amytis happy?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
What kind of monster was the Minotaur?
Half man and half bull
What kind of weapons did the barbarians have?
Iron weapons that were stronger than bronze weapons
How did the Greeks know the stories of Odysseus and Troy, in the days when they couldn’t read and write?
They told them to their children and grandchildren
What was King Croesus known for?
His gold—he was richer than anyone else.
What are three of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
The Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Why did the Minoans leave Crete?
Because a volcano erupted nearby
When the Greeks and the barbarians fought, the barbarians won.Do you remember why we call this time the Dark Ages?
Because the barbarians didn’t leave us any written his- tory or records about the time that they lived in Greece
Who first wrote down these stories?
The poet Homer
Why did the Babylonians let Cyrus into their city?
Because they did not like their own king