Sumer
The name of the area where Sumerian civilization was located
Mesopotamia
The ancient Egyptians settled near this river and recorded information using this writing system of symbols. (2 answers)
1. Nile River 2. Hieroglyphics
Before becoming an empire, Rome was ruled under this system, led by ELECTED(CHOSEN) Consuls and the Senate.
Republic
These games started in ancient Greece and brought city-states together to compete in sports every four years.
Olympic Games
The Sumerians developed a number system based on this number.
60
These two rivers flowed through the region where the Sumerian civilization developed.
Tigris and Euphrates
This Egyptian process of preserving bodies, preparing them for the afterlife, was an innovation in medicine and helped them study the human body.
Mummification
This innovation, created by Julius Caesar, helped people keep track of the year.
Julian Calendar
These were the two major city-states of ancient Greece, known for their very different ways of life.
Athens and Sparta
Early societies that formed along rivers like the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates are called this.
River Valley Civilizations
These were the large temples built by the Sumerians.
Ziggurats
The ancient Egyptians used this plant to make a type of paper for writing.
Papyrus
This language, spoken in ancient Rome, is considered the "grandfather" of Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and French.
Latin
This was the study of ideas about life, knowledge, and the world, developed by thinkers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle in ancient Greece.
Philosophy
These are developed societies from long ago that created cities, governments, writing, and ways of life.
Ancient Civilizations
The Sumerians and Egyptians built this man-made irrigation system to bring water to their crops.
Canal
These famous structures, built as tombs for Egyptian pharaohs, are located at this site near Cairo.
Pyramids
Giza
Rome started as a kingdom, then became ___, and later became an empire.
Republic
This type of government, created in Athens, allowed citizens to vote and take part in making decisions.
Democracy
When studying the past, coming up with your own explanation of what happened is called this.
Interpretation
This was the writing system developed by the Sumerians, using wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets.
Cuneiform
This artifact helped historians understand the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics because it included the same text in three scripts.
Rosetta Stone
The Romans are famous for building these long structures to bring water to cities.
Aqueducts
This sea was central to Greek life, helping them trade, travel, and settle along its shores.
Mediterranean Sea
Give examples of three primary sources and two secondary sources.
Primary: Newspaper, Diary, Photo, Artefact, Letter
Secondary: School textbook, Biography, Websites