Mesopotamia
This is another name given to the Mesopotamian region because of its good soil.
the Fertile Crescent.
What is the name given to the style of writing found on ancient Egyptian artifacts?
Hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics.
What is the Mountain Range that lies on the northern border of India?
The Himalayas.
According to ancient beliefs, on which mountain did the gods live?
Mount Olympus.
According to legend, which two brothers are said to have founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus.
This was the largest and most important structure in a Sumerian city.
a ziggurat.
People whose job was to write and keep records were called ______.
scribes.
What is one of the wonders of world?, located in China
Great Wall of China
In this city-state, women could own property. (double points if you can tell me why!)
Sparta; because women needed to own land in case their husbands were killed in battle.
Which ruler is considered the most famous Roman ruler?
Julius Caesar
These are the names of the two main rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Why did ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead?
To ensure they went to the afterlife.
India is what type of geographic feature?
A subcontinent.
How are the Iliad and the Odyssey similiar?
They are both epic poems.
Name one man-made Roman invention that aided Roman trade.
Roadways, common currency, concrete, arch
The process by which Mesopotamians brought water from rivers to their fields is called ________.
irrigation.
According to Egyptian beliefs, what happens when a person's heart is lighter than a feather? If it's heavier?
Lighter: happy afterlife; heavier: fed to a monster.
Give three examples of items traded on the Silk Road.
Silk, gunpowder, spices, tea, disease, religion, language, etc.
This is the name given to a person who illegally seizes (takes) power.
tyrant.
Name three specific reasons for the decline in Rome's empire.
food shortage; Marcus Aurelius's death; empire too big to feed everyone; personal armies; civil war/splitting of empire; inconsistent rule, etc.
According to our studies, this is the importance of Hammurabi's Code of Laws.
It was the first written code of law.
Who was the boy king, that tomb was discovered in the 1922?
King Tut
Name three major religions on the Silk Road.
Buddhism, Islam, Christianity.
On which two seas did the Greeks primarily trade?
The Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
What is the wonder of world located in Rome called?
The coliseum.