Vocabulary
ancient times
many, many years ago
Where was the earliest civilization in history located?
What is Mesopotamia?
Ruled much of Europe, and parts of Africa and Asia
What is Ancient Rome?
modern times
present times
Which important inventions is ancient China known for?
What is silk cloth, kites and fireworks, papermaking and printing?
Honored its gods, and goddesses by building the Acropolis
Ancient Greece
artifact
an object from a very long time ago
What made Mali special in the 1200's?
It was one of the richest empires in the world
Built large structures using arches and domes
Ancient Rome
civilization
a group of people who live in a community, share a language and culture, and work together to build a society.
Why do we study ancient civilizations?
So we can understand how humans learned things we know today
Why did the Ancient Egyptians build pyramids?
As tombs for their pharaohs
empire
a country the controls many territories
Name two reasons the Sumerians of Mesopotamia are an important part of history
They built the world's earliest cities and invented the first form of writing