Early Man
During this time period people were hunters and gathers
What is Paleolithic man?
Another name for the land between two rivers
What Mesopotamia?
World’s first effort to record written laws.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
two rivers in Mesopotamia
What are Tigris River and Euphrates River?
Fertile soil left behind from receding floodwaters.
What is silt?
One government ruling over many groups.
What is an empire?
This is another name for the Agricultural Revolution.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
canals, dams, and levees.
What are parts of an irrigation system?
Form of writing created by Ancient Egyptians.
What is hieroglyphics?
This leader, known as the "Father of Democracy," strengthened Athenian democracy and is associated with the Golden Age.
Who is Pericles?
Assassinated by Roman Senate
Who is Julius Caesar?
Mesopotamians developed this technology which allowed them to be successful farmers during times of drought.
What is irrigation?
the name of Sumerian writing
What is cuneiform?
This discovery allowed for hieroglyphics to be translated.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
This early civilization's geography included mountains, long coastline, deep valleys, rugged highlands
What is Greece?
two centuries (200 years) of peace beginning with the rule of Augustus/ Octavian
Pax Romana
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This new civilization developed that blended Greek and Asian cultures.
What is the Hellenistic Age?
Irrigation systems developed because this area received little ______, had unpredictable_________ from rivers that overflowed onto the plains during flood season, but for most of the year the soil was hard and _________.
What is rain, flooding (flood waters), dry
Egyptians built large tombs called pyramids because of their belief in _________.
What is afterlife?
Characteristic of Greek culture allowed them to interact with other people and cultures
What is trade?
Romans learning about Greek culture
What cultural diffusion?