Earliest Civilizations
The two biggest city-states in Ancient Greece
Athens and Sparta
Why didn’t the Spartans help the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon?
They were having a religious festival
Where the Greeks polytheist or monotheist?
Polytheist
What was Augustus' birth name?
Octavian
type of government where subjects vote on laws and leaders
democracy
How was Mesopotamia organized?
city-states
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta (against Athens)
Where the Egyptians polytheist or monotheist?
Polytheist
What was the main reason why the Roman Empire fell?
It was too big for one leader to rule.
people that wander looking for food and resources, not settling in one place
nomads
Where did the first Chinese civilizations live?
along the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
Name at least two of the regions that Alexander the Great conquered
Asia Minor, Persia, Egypt, Greece, Indus Valley
The important structure for worship in Jerusalem
The Temple
After the Roman Empire split in two, which part got stronger?
The Eastern Roman Empire was stronger than the Western Roman Empire.
a person who thinks a lot about the world and people, and how they work
philosopher
Who discovered the length of the Earth's orbit around the Sun?
Babylonians
What did Carthage have that helped them win against Rome?
elephants
What crime was Jesus convicted for?
Treason
what kind of ruler did Julius become?
dictator
rebellion against authorities
mutiny
What is an ancient Egyptian sphinx?
What are some things that Mycenaeans had that helped them conquer other regions?
Advanced armour, weapons, horse-drawn chariots
Name at least three values of Buddhism
honesty, peace, mercy, friendship, kindness, patience, goodness, morality, wisdom
What type of government did the Romans have?
representative democracy
Greek pictures carved in marble
frieze