True or False
Under Cyrus the Great, the Persians allowed the peoples they conquered to continue their lives and cultures.
TRUE
When was the start of the Sumer civilization?
It started around 5000 BC.
How do we call a king that ruled in Egypt?
Pharaoh
What was the first battle in the war between the Persians and the Greeks in 490 BC?
The battle of of Marathon
What body of water does the Nile River empty into?
The Nile River flows north through Egypt and into the Mediterranean Sea.
The first Pharaoh of Egypt was Ramses I
FALSE. The first Pharaoh of Egypt was Menes
When did Egyptians start using hieroglyphics?
They starting using them as early as 3000 B.C.
The ancient Greeks wore a tunic called...
chitin
Where was the battle during which the Greeks led by the Spartan King Leonidas I and 300 Spartans decided to meet the Persians at a narrow pass in the mountains in 480 BC?
Battle of Thermopylae
What sorts of sports did the Ancient Mesopotamians enjoy?
They enjoyed sports such as boxing and wrestling.
Archaic Period - This period ran from the start of Greek civilization in 800 BC to the introduction of Democracy in 508 BC.
TRUE
When was the battle of Thermopylae?
Who ruled in Babilon for 43 years and was a great military leader and expanded the empire to include much of the Middle East all the way to the Mediterranean Sea. This included the conquering of the Hebrews and taking them into slavery for 70 years as told in the Bible?
Nebuchadnezzar II
When did the Spartan general Lysander defeat the Athenian fleet in battle?
In 405 BC
Which Pharaoh banished all the gods but one, the sun god?
Akhenaten
Being a scribe was'nt a good job in Ancient Egypt. Scribes had to pay taxes and enter the army.
FALSE. Being a scribe was a good job in Ancient Egypt. Scribes didn't have to pay taxes or enter the army.
When did the Peloponnesian War start?
In 431 BC
What was the name of Darius' son, who attempted to finish what his father started and conquer all of Greece?
Xerxes I
In what year was the start of the Democracy in ancient Greece?
In 508 BC.
What period in Greek history was marked by democracy and great philosophers such as Plato and Socrates?
Classical Period
Hammurabi's code consisted of 292 laws
FALSE. Hammurabi's code consisted of 282 laws.
What year did the Kassites conquer Babylon?
In 1595 BC
What was the name of the the Spartan general who defeated the Athenian fleet in battle in 405 BC?
Lysander
What happened in 404 BC?
In 404 BC the city of Athens surrendered to the Spartans and the Peloponnesian war has ended.
Who was Pericles?
Great leader and general of Athens