Mesopotamia
What does Mesopotamia mean?
"The Land between the Rivers"
Process of preserving something for the afterlife...
Mummification
Built to protect the Chinese from invaders...
The Great Wall of China
Belief in multiple gods...
Polytheistic
Arena used to entertain the poorer Romans where they could watch gladiator fights and executions...
The Colosseum
The form of writing that the Mesopotamians used...
Cuneiform
Pharaoh whose tomb was found completely intact
King Tut
Philosophical teaching about going with the flow...
Daoism
Who fought in the Peloponnesian Wars?
Athens vs. Sparta
How were Romans able to transport water to their cities?
Aqueducts
Part man and Part god
Demi-god
What did the Egyptians write on?
Papyrus
When a family rules over the civilization for a period of time.
A dynasty
Why were the Greeks not able to communicate effectively to other city-states?
The Geographical features (mountains and rough terrain)
Who decided to break down the Roman Republic and was later assassinated by Senators?
Julius Caeser
A Giant Mud Brick Religious Temple
A ziggurat
Who was the 2nd in command who was in control of the Agriculture and Farming?
The Vizier
What is a seismograph?
Detects earhtquakes
What type of geographical feature is Greece on?
A peninsula
What were the two brothers' names who founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
A fine soil that is deposited by rivers when they flood.
Silt
What artifact led to our understanding of hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone
How did isolation help and hurt China?
Help: Prevented Invasions
Hurt: Prevented Trade
What does Hellenism mean?
Greek Culture
What was Pharaoh Nero most passionate about?
Music