Maps/Timelines
Early Man / Mesopotamia
Greece
Egypt/Rome
General
100

Which of the following is the earliest year? 

¿Cuál de los siguientes años llegó primero?

17 A.D.

1010 B.C.

1000 B.C.

1001 B.C.

1001 B.C.

100

Archeologists believe that human life began in _____.

Los arqueólogos creen que la vida humana comenzó en _____.

Africa

100

The Olympic games in Ancient Greece were held so that the Greeks could ____.

Los juegos olímpicos en la antigua Grecia se celebraron para que los griegos pudieran ____.

honor their gods

honrar a sus dioses

100

The Nile River empties into _________.

El río Nilo desemboca en _________.

the Mediterranean Sea

100

Who was the South African president who helped end apartheid and became the country’s first Black president?

Nelson Mandela

200

Which continent is “Land of the Rising Sun”?

Asia

200

The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans ______.

La Revolución Neolítica se refiere a la época en que los primeros humanos ______.

developed agriculture


desarrollaron la agricultura

200

Who is the king of the Greek gods?

Zeus

200

Who was the king of the Roman gods?

Jupiter

200

Which empire was ruled by Julius Caesar?

The Roman Empire

300

A.D. means the same as ______

B.C.

B.C.E.

C.E. 

C.E.

300

The river valleys of the Tigris-Euphrates and the Nile were centers of civilization because they ______.


Los valles de los ríos Tigris-Éufrates y el Nilo fueron centros de civilización porque ______.

provided a means of transportation and irrigation.

proporcionaron un medio de transporte y riego.

300

The Spartan way of life focused on ______.

El estilo de vida espartano se centraba en ______. 

Military, discipline, strength, duty

300

What artifact was the key to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphics?

¿Qué artefacto fue la clave para entender los jeroglíficos egipcios?

Rosetta Stone

300

A type of government in which citizens elect people to represent them is called a _______.

Un tipo de gobierno en el que los ciudadanos eligen personas para que los representen se llama _______.

republic

400

Which region of the U.S. is this? 

northeast

400

Who was the first leader to establish and write a unified code of laws?

¿Quién fue el primer líder en establecer y escribir un código de leyes unificado? 

Hammurabi

400

Athens was not a true democracy because ______.

Atenas no era una verdadera democracia porque ______.

Not everyone in Athens could become a citizen.

No todos en Atenas podían convertirse en ciudadanos.

400

Who were the rulers of Ancient Egypt who were viewed as “god-kings”?

¿Quiénes eran los gobernantes del Antiguo Egipto que eran vistos como “reyes-dioses”?

pharaohs

400

What wall was built in 1961 to divide a European city during the Cold War?

Berlin Wall

500

What was the name of the trade route that connected China to Europe?

silk road

500

The hunter-gatherer way of life made it impossible for people to live _____.

El modo de vida de los cazadores-recolectores hacía imposible que la gente viviera _____.

in permanent settlements

en asentamientos permanentes

500

Homer tells a story about a wooden horse in the city of _____.

Homero cuenta una historia sobre un caballo de madera en la ciudad de _____. 

Troy

500

Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?

¿Qué emperador hizo del cristianismo la religión oficial de Roma? 

Constantine

500

Which document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English king?

Magna Carta

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