Geography
What continent is Ancient Egypt located on?`
Africa
Define summarize
tell the most important ideas in a few words
Qin was a tyrant. Give an example of something he did that supports this statement
Buried scholars alive; had people killed making the build the Great Wall; burned books.
Why did great ancient civilizations develop near rivers?
Water for farming and drinking
What does BCE and CE stand for?
Before Common Era
Common Era
Is China a continent, country or city?
Country
Define foreshadow
To suggest or hint at what is to become.
Describe what makes Qin's tomb unique and one of a kind.
8,000 clay solders guard it
one of the biggest tombs every found
What were the 4 great ancient river civilizations called?
Pronounce the following:
igh igh right
oo oo food
own known shown grown motion potion
teacher grades orally
What continent is the United States and Canada mostly on?
North America
Define recursive
repeat; do it again
List 2 of Qin's biggest accomplishments.
Great Wall of China
created oldest writing system
united all of China
What are 3 of 4 things did Mesopotamia invent or do first?
farming
invented the wheel
writing system
built first cities
What were 2 things Lambert brought back to the year 2300 with him?
yellow baseball cap
the ugly frog (Beealzabeufo)
What were the 4 ancient river civilazations?
Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, Indus Valley, ancient China
Define tyrant.
Give and example of a tyrant.
a ruler who uses total power in a cruel way.
When Qin become ruler, what did the name Qin Shi Huang mean?
first emperor, God in Heaven and All Mighty Universe
What are 2 things that made the Indus Valley so advanced?
Peaceful people.
Did not sacrifice people/animals to gods.
Bathrooms/sewers.
Cities in grids.
Describe 3 of the poor conditions people lived through working on the Great Wall.
living in camps; tents; through the cold/heat; no clothes/shoes; poor food/no clean water.
What is today's name for the region when ancient Mesopotamia was located?
Middle East (Iraq and/or Syria)
Define religion.
Describe one of the ancient civilizations' religious beliefs we studied in class.
Belief in one or more gods.
Sumerians: believed in hundreds of gods
Indus Valley: believed in gods; worshipped with bathing rituals
China: Confucianism
What were the 3 goals Qin set for himself to achieve when he became emperor?
1. conquer all of China
2. most powerful ruler of all time
3. build the biggest and greatest tomb
What are 4 of the 7 characteristics of a civilization?
Farming
Cities
Religion
Weathly and poor people
Organized work.
Government.
Writing system.
Who were responsible for solving the time/space continuum issue for the Quest team members?
What were they?
Homer and Buster...androids