Pre-History
What is the word meaning the taming and raising of animals for human use?
Domestication
What does the name "Mesopotamia" mean?
Land between two rivers
The Nile River flows through what two regions in Egypt?
Upper and Lower Egypt
The word for a Greek city-state
Polis
A government run by elected leaders
A Republic
What does agriculture mean?
Farming
What does the word "Polytheism" mean?
Belief in many gods
Why was the Nile River Valley a good place for settlement?
It had many areas for farming
This word means "lover of wisdom"
Philosopher
The two most powerful elected officials in Rome were called
Consuls
Does "Paleolithic" refer to the new or old Stone age?
Old
What invention made farming possible in dry areas?
irrigation
What did the Egyptians use the pyramids for?
Tombs for Pharaohs
Describe the geography of Greece
A mountainous chain of islands
Why was the Mediterranean Sea important to the Romans?
It helped them trade and also helped them conquer other territory
What was an important result of the Neolithic revolution
Food became reliable because of farming
A mesopotamian temple for worship
What is the term meaning "a series of rulers from the same family"
Dynasty
What was the Athenian form of government?
Democracy
Romulus and Remus were the sons of which God?
Zeus
What is a nomad?
A person who moves around and hunts and gathers for food.
What invention made it possible to move water from one place to another (Romans were also famous for this)
Aqueduct
What is the name of the earliest form of paper that the Egyptians used
Papyrus
Why was the Rosetta Stone an important artifact?
It led to the translation of Hieroglphys
In which river were Romulus and Remus placed
The Tiber