Mesopotamia
Ancient civilization located near the Tigris and Euphrates river.
What is Mesopotamia?
Where Mohenjo-Daro was located.
What is the Indus River Valley?
The supposed founders of Rome.
Who is Romulus and Remus?
The largest monotheistic religion.
What is christianity?
Trade route that traveled from east to west.
What is the Silk Road?
Group of people in a social class who live closest to the Ziggurats.
What are priests?
This group of people are the lowest social class in India, and aren't even considered part of the Caste System.
What are 'untouchables'?
Leader of Rome who proclaimed himself as a dictator and was killed.
Who is Julius Caesar?
What is Israel?
Country where the Silk Road ends.
What is China?
Power assigned by wealth and family.
What is heredity?
The ancient civilization known for inventions very modern for their time.
What is Mohenjo-Daro?
Person who came into power after Julius Caesar was killed.
Who is Octavius?
People who practice Buddhism.
What are Monks?
Common way for transportation on the Silk Road.
What are camels? What are boats? What are donkeys?
When something bad happened, they thought they made the gods angry.
What is the religion of Mesopotamia?
One of the inventions Mohenjo-Daro is known for.
What is a sewage system? What is a great bath?
Rome's form of government while Octavius was in power.
What is a monarchy?
Religion that only uses the Old Testament in the Bible.
What is Judaism?
Ocean where the Silk Road starts.
What place did women have in the social structure of ancient Mesopotamia?
Women didn't have as many rights as men, and aren't on the social pyramid. They were expected to have kids and stay home. If women had jobs, they were either midwives or housekeepers.
How did the "caste system" organize society in Ancient India?
The "caste system" organized society in Ancient India based on your name and heritage. When you are born into a caste, you are assigned a job. The caste system is rooted in Hinduism and reincarnation, so if you do good in your current life, you might move up the caste system in your next life.
What are the 12 tables?
The 12 tables are categories of laws in ancient Rome. Table I is Procedure: for courts and trials, with laws beneath it. This system is similar to Hammurabi's Code in ancient Mesopotamia because it is a set of laws followed by the people, and it is inscribed on stone.
What did Siddartha Guatama see when he left his palace? How did it inspire the Four Noble Truths?
When Siddartha Guatama left his palace, he saw and old man, a sick man, a poor man, and a dying man. These men made him realize that he was living a life of luxury while others were suffering. This inspired the Four Noble Truths, a guide to escaping suffering and achieving enlightenment.
How was the silk road integral to the spreading of culture in Eurasia?
The silk road spread culture in Eurasia because merchants from countries to the west traveled east. As they travel east, their culture spreads. They sell food, ingredients, pottery, and other items from their culture, which diffuses to the merchants in the east.