First Civilizations
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Israelites
Ancient Greeks
Ancient Rome
100
early hunter gatherers that moved from place to place in search of food.
What is a Nomad?
100
The Nile River has made rock filled rapids
What is cataract?
100
The belief in one god.
What is monotheism?
100
Greek stories about gods and heroes.
What is a myth?
100
A form of government that allows the people to elect their leader.
What is a republic?
200
Taming of wild animals and plants for human use
What is to domesticate?
200
Swampy marsh area at the end of a river.
What is a delta?
200
Religion of the ancient Israelites.
What is Judaism?
200
Independent city, but shares same religion and language.
What is a city-state?
200
Small Roman army
What is a legion?
300
Objects made by humans
What are artifacts?
300
Egyptian form of writing
What is hieroglyphs?
300
God gave these laws to Moses.
What are the Ten Commandments?
300
Small group of wealthy people control the government.
What is an Oligarchy?
300
To reject
What is veto?
400
The study of farming
What is agriculture?
400
The process of embalming bodies and wrapping the body in linen.
What is a mummy?
400
Holy book of the Israelites.
What is the Torah?
400
Used to consult gods and ancestors to predict the future.
What is an oracle?
400
ruler who seized power by force and rules with authority
What is a tyrant?
500
Supplying land with water using canals
What is irrigation?
500
Egyptian river valley.
What is the Nile River?
500
Israelite kingdom
What is Canaan?
500
Long storytelling poems about Greek heros
What is an epic?
500
Roman set of laws that distinguished guideline between the plebeians and patricians.
What are the Twelve Tables?
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