Pre History
The name of the time period BEFORE the birth of Christ
What is BCE
These two rivers were said to be the Cradle of Civilization in Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The country of Greece sits on the geographical landmark
What is a peninsula
The Romans built this place and it resembles modern day stadiums
What is the Colosseum
These groups are like our modern day unions
What were guilds
This word means New Stone Age
What is Neolithic
This person was known as the "boy King" and his tomb was discovered by a British Archeologist.
Who is King Tut.
Name the two cities that were the most popular city states of ancient Greece
What is Athens and Sparta
This person declared himself Emperor and then was betrayed by his friends and stabbed 23 times.
Who is Julius Caesar
The two types of warriors in Feudal Japan were...
The Shinobi and the Samurai
First hand account of an event
What is a Primary Source
The Harrapan Civilization found a way to harness the wind to create the first...
What is air conditioning
What are the three main Gods of Greek Mythology... they were brothers according to legends
Who are Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades
These people fought for entertainment purposes
Who are Gladiators
The wars that were fought between the Christians and the Muslims in the Holy Land were called...
What are the Crusades?
The idea of not enough resources being available for an entire population ( the wood shortage)
What is Scarcity
The Chinese Dynasty that started the Great Wall and unified ancient China was ...
What is the Qin Dynasty
This ancient /modern tradition started here and the victor was crowned with an olive branch
What are the Olympics
The Romans fought this person who came through the Alps with his elephants
Who is Hannibal?
The three main Africa Civilizations we studied located in West Africa that took over from each other were...
Mali, Songhai and Ghana
These five items are characteristics of a civilization
What are Social Classes, Government, Culture, Stable Food Supply, and Specialization of Labor
The two types of religions that were studied by the ancient people in India were called....
What is Hindusim and Buddhism
This person was a philosopher and sentenced to die for the corruption of the youth
Who is Socrates
This tribe of Barbarians in England, led by a woman named _______________ almost succeed in driving the Romans from their country
Who is Boudica
The city was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and was at the crossroads of trade. It was taken by the Ottomans in the 1400's.
What is Byzantine?