Written Language
The earliest form of writing on clay tablets
What is cuneiform?
She was the wife of Zues
Who is Hera?
This civilization was located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
This city was fabled to have been built by Romulus
What is Rome?
Following the death of his father, the son becomes king
What is a dynasty
The civilization whose writing we cannot decipher what it says
What is the Indus River Valley?
This was the name of a temple in Mesopotamia
What is a Ziggurat
This civilization did not rely on a river to survive
What is Greece?
These two city-states had opposing views on government and eventually faught a war
What are Athens and Sparta
These people were able to read and write
Who were scribes?
The earliest set of written laws that were very harsh
What is Hammurabi's Code
The purpose of religion in ancient cultures
What is to explain natural forces/ teach moral lessons
The name of a large storm (commonly found in India) that brings floods for crops
What is a monsoon?
This city is where the first toilet was designed
Harrapa/ Mohenjo Dharo
These people were rich and often known for throwing fancy parties
Who are nobles?
The Illiad and the Oddessy are examples of these
What are Epic Poems?
This God was married to his sister and murdered by his brother
Who was Osiris
This civilzation covered the largest amount of land
What is Rome?
This city is where the greek gods are said to live
What is Olympia
What is Pharaoh
This book helps the people of Egypt go to the afterlife
What is the book of the dead?
The journey of the soul traveling to the afterlife in Ancient Egypt
What was the duat/ the feather of truth?
The purpose of building a civilization next to mountains and deserts
What are landforms that provide protection?
This city in Mesopotamia is famous for the hanging gardens
Where is Babylon?
These people were considered slave labor in Sparta and provided most of the work on farms while the men were off to military training
Who were Helots