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Mesopotamia
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Vocabulary
Greece + Surprise
Rome
100
Hammurabi's Code had the idea of and eye for an eye and a ________ for a __________.
Tooth for a tooth
100

When one family rules a country or empire...

Dynasty

100

What kind of government has a king or queen?

A monarchy

100
Which civilization was an enemy for every Greek polis?
Persia
100

Greek had a democracy, but early Rome had a __________.

Republic

200
Which two rivers are in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
200

What was the first dynasty in China?

Shang (or possibly Xia - but they might have been made up)

200

The large body of water between Africa, Europe, and the Middle East

The Mediterranean Sea

200

(Surprise) Which century was 675 in?

The 7th Century

200
Who was the first Christian Emperor of Rome?
Constantine
300
Name the first city of Sumer?
Ur
300

The Silk Road connected the Han Empire with which other Empire (in Europe)?

The Roman Empire

300
A belief in many gods
Polytheism
300

Why was Alexander the Great famous?

He conquered a lot of land.

300

Which two groups made up the Roman Senate?

Plebeians and Patricians

500
Name two systems of writing from Mesopotamia.
Cuneiform and Phoenician Alphabet
500

Chinese rulers during the Zhou Dynasty ruled through the __________ of __________, which they said gave them the right to rule as long as they were good and wise leaders.

Mandate of Heaven

500
Egypt's religion and politics were combined, which meant that they had a ________________ for a government.
Theocracy
500

Name one difference between Athens and Sparta.

Spartan boys sent to train as warriors; Athenian boys had more choices. Athenians were more interested in art, philosophy, drama, etc.; Spartans were more interested in war. Spartan women were encouraged to be physically active and could do business; Athenian women were expected to be in the home.

500

What increased significantly between the time of the Roman Republic and the time of the Pax Romana?

Territory; land; subjects