Mesopotamia
What continent is Mesopotamia on?
What is Asia?
What continent is Egypt on?
What is Africa?
What continent is Rome on? What modern-day country?
What is Europe? Italy
What continent is China on?
What is Asia?
What continent is Greece on?
What is Europe?
What is the Mediterranean?
What river runs through Egypt?
What is the Nile?
What government did Rome originally have? What did it change to?
Started as a republic and changed into a tyranny/dictatorship
China is known for this famous building built to keep out invaders.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This sporting event was created to honor the Greek gods.
What is the olympics?
Oldest written story from Mesopotamia.
What is the epic of Gilgamesh?
What building is ancient Egypt known for?
What is the Pyramid of Giza?
What was the colosseum used for?
Sporting events, gladiator fights, ship battles
Chinese philosophy that emphasized a strong leader and laws.
What is Legalism?
Tell me at least two things you needed to be able to vote in Athens.
Male
At least 18 years old
Free status
Born in Athens
Father who held citizenship
What was the code of Hammurabi?
What is the first system of laws?
Why did the Egyptians make mummies?
To protect their bodies in the afterlife.
How did Julius Caesar come into power?
Started as a governor and general. Eventually started a civil war to become dictator of Rome.
This leader built the great wall, created a common currency, and a universal writing system in China.
Who was Qin Shi Huangdi?
Tell me the difference between representative and direct democracy
Representative: a form of democracy in which citizens choose government officials to represent them.
Direct: a form of democracy that allows all citizens to directly participate in government.
These two metals make up Bronze.
What are copper and tin?
Who was the first female pharaoh of Egypt?
Who was Queen Hatshepsut?
What three social classes existed in Rome? Who were the rich ones and who were the poor ones?
Patricians: Rich
Plebians: Poor
Slaves
This dynasty established the silk road.
What are the three different styles of Greek columns?
Ionic, Corinthian, and Doric.