Ancient Rome
Define what a tyrant is.
The king of Greek gods was _______________
The Ice Age had major effects on the planet. Name one effect
The cold weather of the Ice Age pushed humans toward warmer regions. Sea levels were lower, so land bridges connected continents, and humans used these to travel to distant places.
Define bartering
To exchange one good for another
The form of government in ancient Egypt was
Egypt was ruled by a pharaoh with absolute power, which meant whatever the pharaoh decided was law.
Name one way the Colosseum was utilized by Ancient Romans.
Contests between gladiators, for punishing criminals, and even for pretend sea battles.
The queen of Greek gods was ____________
Bow and arrow, hand axes, stone spearheads, harpoons and fishhooks of bone, bone flutes, small stone and ivory statues, baskets made from vines twisted together
The early villages had something called "division of labor". Explain what that means
Division of labor means that tasks in society are performed by separate groups
The Egyptians started writing on clay, but eventually switched to a different material called ______
Papyrus- a type of paper made from grass
Who were the first rulers of ancient Rome
The Etruscans
Name 2 famous Greek philosophers
Plato, Aristotle, Socrates
Define a nomad
A person who has no permanent home and travels to find food
People abandoned their nomadic lifestyles during the Neolithic Era. Explain why.
The Nile flooded every year and deposited rich soil on its banks, which helped with farming and led to a surplus of food
The Romans are famous for founding the first republic. Define what a republic is.
A form of government where citizens vote for their leader, who then represents the people.
The geography of Greece affected the way its people lived. This is because...
Greece is made up of islands and peninsulas which made it hard for people from different islands to meet or mingle their cultures
Sometimes the Paleolithic Era is also referred to as the _______
Define what a surplus is and why it was important for the development of civilizations
A surplus is an excess of food, and it is important because that is what created leisure time. It also meant populations could expand and that people did not have to follow a herd for food anymore.
Name a powerful woman in Egyptian society
Hatshepsut and Cleopatra
The Ides of March marks this event in ancient Roman history
Julius Caesar was killed by a group of angry senators, ana a civil war followed for 13 years
Define a polis
A Greek city-state, which was usually led by aristocrats and military rulers
The Great Migration was a time when...
Humans traveled from Africa and began to explore every continent except Antarctica. They hunted across continents and found places with fresh water and fertile lands.
The first civilizations were found around these regions
Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, China and Central America
Carthage was founded by this civilization
The Phoenicians