Origins of Civilization
It is believed that modern humans began migrating out of _______________ around 70,000 years ago
Africa
What is the river that helped provide necessary water to Ancient Egypt?
The Nile
Who is the king of gods in Ancient Greece?
Zeus
Explain the myth that describes the creation of Ancient Rome.
What are some beauty standards of women in the middle ages?
What are two features of a civilization?
Examples: Religion, Culture, Social Classes, Language, Monuments, etc.
What is the only organ that the Egyptians threw away during mummification?
Brain
What are the two most important city-states in Ancient Greece?
Sparta and Athens
What is a republic?
A government where representatives are chosen by the citizens
What is the type of social system in medieval Europe?
Feudalism
Examples: Life as Nomads vs Settling in one area, Hunter/Gatherers vs Farmers,
What do people in Egypt do with a person after they die, before they bury them?
Mummification
Name of a Macedonian man who conquered lands and created one of the largest empires at the time.
Alexander the Great
What is the Circus Maximus?
Roman stadium built for chariot racing
Disease that killed 1/3 of Europe (be specific)
Bubonic Plague
What is the name of the first civilization? (Also known as the cradle of civilization)
Mesopotamia
Who is the last ruler of Egypt?
Cleopatra VII
Which Greek philosopher died by drinking poisonous hemlock after officials charged him with corrupting the city's youth?
Socrates
Who allied with Cleopatra after Julius Caesar died?
Mark Antony
This event led to the Middle Ages
Fall of the Roman Empire
The Code of Hammurabi was created in what civilization?
The Babylonian Empire
Who is the god of the afterlife and death in Ancient Egypt?
Anubis
What statement did Spartan women tell their sons and husbands when they went off to war?
"Return with your shield or on it."
Who led the army of Carthage?
General Hannibal
What was the name of the first monastery that was raided by Vikings?
Lindisfarne