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General Knowledge
Human Beginnings
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Rome and Greece
100
B.C.E. stands for...
Before the Common Era
100
A _________________ is an object made by humans.
Artifact
100
The writing system that the Sumerians developed was called __________________.
Cuneiform
100
The world's hottest desert is the...
Sahara
100
Rome is located on the Italian ____________________.
Peninsula
200
A _______________ is an area that is defined by certain or similar characteristics.
Region
200
A _________________ is when a large group of people or animals moves from one place to another.
Migration
200
Hammurabi's Code is believed to be...
The first set of written laws in the world.
200
The Nile River flows __________ and ends in the ___________________________ Sea.
North, Mediterranean
200
The capital of Greece was ___________________, named after one of the goddesses of Greek mythology.
Athens
300
Supply and demand states that the more of something you have, then...
The less valuable it becomes.
300
People eventually began to settle in the "_________________ __________________," which is between the ___________________ and _____________________ rivers.
Fertile Crescent Tigris and Euphrates
300
The _________________ _________________ _________________ is significant because it is believed to be the oldest story ever written.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh
300
___________________ ____________________, an example of geographical influence, provide potential obstacles to invaders.
Natural Barriers
300
Give 3 important facts someone should know about Sparta, an important city in ancient Greece.
Boys sent to military at age 7; they did not focus on arts but the military instead; women ran the households and the businesses; many city states disliked their military; they were ran by a military oligarchy.
400
A dictatorship is ruled by.... A monarchy is ruled by... A democracy's rulers are chosen by...
Dictatorship = one person or a small group. Monarchy = king or queen. Democracy = citizens (the people, the public).
400
The three ages of the Stone Age are...
1. Paleolithic 2. Mesolithic 3. Neolithic
400
Three important inventions by humans in Mesopotamia were...
Wheel, plow, irrigation, calendar.
400
Why were Egyptians buried with things, often quite valuable things? They would also preserve dead bodies through a process called ________________________.
They believed in the afterlife, or life after death. These items might be needed in the afterlife. Mummification.
400
Name the following Greek philosophers: 1. _________________ wrote "The Republic," a famous book about ideal forms of government. 2. _________________ often questioned authority and angered the government. 3. _________________ opened his own school called "The Lyceum," educating many other young Greeks.
1. Aristotle 2. Socrates 3. Plato
500
Name all 7 continents
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America
500
Name all 7 characteristics or qualities of a civilization.
1. Social structure 2. Stable food supply 3. Religion 4. Government 5. Writing 6. Culture 7. Technology
500
What is considered perhaps the first set of written laws, AND what were these laws written on?
Hammurabi's Code was written on stone tablets.
500
Ramses the Great, one of the greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt, defeated which powerful enemy?
Hittites
500
The Roman government had 3 branches. What were they, and who belonged or was a member of each?
Senate: Noble and wealthy people Consul: Judges and military commanders Assembly: Common people who were elected.