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Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient China
Ancient Rome
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Professional writers who wrote in cuneiform or other writing systems.
What are scribes?
100
The "sun god".
Who was Ra?
100
Another name for Greek city-state.
What is a polis
100
This item was invented by the Chinese; we use it to write on everyday.
What is paper?
100
16,000 people died in during this event.
What is Mt. Vesuvius?
200
Building with planted trees, flowers, pools, and fountains; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
What is the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
200
A fanned shaped marsh in Egypt.
What is a delta?
200
The most elaborate Greek column.
What is a Corinthian column?
200
A thin cloth made from the cocoons spun by worms
What is silk?
200
The main job a Roman person had.
What is a farmer?
300
Were used for the building of homes of Mesopotamian people.
What are mud bricks?
300
His fame is due to the discovery of his tomb.
Who is pharaoh Tutankhamen?
300
The edge of the city.
What is the acropolis?
300
The first emperor of unified China.
Who is Qin Shi Huangdi?
300
The biggest meal a Roman had.
What is dinner?
400
The first group of people to live in Mesopotamia.
What were the Sumerians?
400
The organ embalmers left in the body to get the dead into the next world.
What was the heart?
400
Philosophers went here to debate; also provided a a market for the Greece.
What is an agora?
400
Trade routes from China to West Asia and Europe.
What was the Silk Road?
400
The average clothing a Roman person wore.
What is a toga?
500
The Sumerian number system was based on 60.
What numbering system did the Sumerians use?
500
A simple tool that wasn't used to build the pyramid.
What is a wheel?
500
Excellence, virtue, and perfection; used in Greek sculptures.
What was arete?
500
The religion developed by the philosopher Confucius.
What is Confucianism?
500
This tool helped the Romans get fresh water in tubs.
What is an aqueduct?