The Second World War
Why Italy joined the axis powers?
taly wanted to gain the territory of Turkey and Africa but they didn't get what they wanted at end of WWI.
Describe the geography of the Ancient Rome
located in the central-western part of the Italian Peninsula on the banks of the Tiber River in the Lazio region of Italy.
The Babylonian ruler who put together a code of laws to unify the diverse groups within his empire is...
Who is Hammurabi.
A series of rulers from a single family is a...
A. Empire
B. Dynasties
C. Chiefs
D. Civilization
Dynasty.
What did women in America do to help with the fighting of WWII?
Made war supplies in factories when men went off to fight, nurses, train pilots to fight, serve with American Red Cross.
A piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water
An island
What do you call an arc of rich fertile farmland in Southwest Asia is...
Fertile Crescent.
Define reformation
The act or process of changing a religious, political, or societal institution for the better.
What were the differences between ww1 and WW2 military?
Some of the differences were that during World War I and the beginning of World War II, technology improved considerably. Horses, trench warfare, and biplanes became a thing of the past and were considered obsolete in World War II. Military equipment became bigger, faster, more reliable, and more sophisticated.
What is Mummification?
The process of embalming and drying corpses to keep them from decaying is.
How many gods did the Ancient Egyptians worship?
A. More than 2000
b. 17 gods
c. one God
d. less than 10
More than 2000.
which word comes from the Latin word suffragium, meaning the right to vote
Suffrage.
What country had suffered the most economically from World War I?
Germany
How did the Sumerians deal with the environmental issue of unpredictable flooding?
They dug irrigation ditches.
Mention two cities that were bombarded and led to the end of the WW2
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Where were the 4 Early River Valley Civilizations...
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley and China.
Which River Valley Civilization had extensive city planning, including a planned out grid for streets and a sanitation system to bring fresh water in and take sewage water out?
Indus Valley.