Mesopotamia
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Middle Ages
100
What continent did humans come from?
Africa
100
Egypt is located in which desert?
Sahara Desert
100
What is a city-state?
A city that has the power of a country
100
Rome is located on the Italian __________________.
peninsula
100
A manor was made up of five parts: The manor house, the forest/wasteland, the meadow, the arable land, and _______________.
The village
200
Where did civilization start?
Mesopotamia
200
The ____________ contained tombs for pharaohs who had passed away.
Pyramids
200
Why did the Greeks become sea traders?
The geography of Greece meant that they couldn't travel on land
200
What is a plebeian?
A lower class person in Roman society
200
Who is at the top of the feudal social hierarchy?
the king
300
When you have too much of something, it's called...
Surplus
300
What is this an example of?
hieroglyphics
300
What is philosophy?
The study of some of the most basic questions about human life.
300
What is a patrician?
An upper class person in ancient Roman society
300
Who fought in the Crusades?
Christians vs. Muslims
400
What were the religious structures in Mesopotamia called?
Ziggurats
400
What sort of religion did ancient Egyptians practice?
polytheism
400
What happened to the Greek empire after Alexander the Great died?
It collapsed
400
Who fought in the Punic Wars?
Rome vs. Carthage
400
Term for the peasants bound to work the lord’s land in the feudal system.
serfs
500
When you dig a ditch to bring water from the river to your crops, it's called....
irrigation
500
What kind of land was made from deposits from the Nile River?
delta
500
Who was the Greek goddess of wisdom?
Athena
500
What was the purpose of the Colosseum?
entertainment
500
What religion did Charlemagne spread across Europe?
Christianity