Geography
This river was the center of Egyptian civilization.
What is the Nile River?
Greeks and Romans believed in many gods and goddesses. This type of belief system is called ______.
What is polytheism?
Egyptians developed a writing system that used symbols called ______.
What are hieroglyphs?
This type of government was developed in Athens and allowed citizens to vote directly
What is democracy?
This Macedonian leader expanded the Hellenistic rule all the way to the Himalayas.
Who was Alexander the Great?
This sea connected many Greek city-states and encouraged trade.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This famous Greek mountain was believed to be the home of the gods.
What is Mount Olympus?
Sumerians are credited with developing this earliest known form of writing.
What is cuneiform?
Roman republic was led by two ________ .
Who were the consuls?
This Greek city-state was known for its strong military.
What was Sparta?
Sumer developed in this region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
Egyptians believed preserving the body through this process was important for the afterlife.
What is mummification?
These Egyptian structures were built as tombs for pharaohs.
What were pyramids?
In ancient Egypt, this ruler was considered both king and a god.
What is a pharaoh?
This military leader crossed the Rubicon River, helping bring an end to the Roman Republic.
Who was Julius Caesar?
This feature separated many Greek city-states and made travel difficult.
What are mountains?
The Sumerians worshipped gods in these temples.
What were the ziggurats?
The Romans built these structures to carry water to cities.
What were the aqueducts?
In Rome, this group of 300 wealthy men advised leaders and made laws.
What is a Senate?
These people were enslaved farmers in Sparta.
Who were the helots?
This geographic feature helped civilizations grow in Egypt and Mesopotamia by providing fertile soil, water, and transportation.
What are rivers?
Egyptians believed a person's heart would be weighed against this in the afterlife.
What is the feather of truth (Ma'at)?
This invention, developed by the Sumerians, improved transportation and trade.
What is the wheel?
This was the first Roman emperor.
Who was Augustus?
Rome fought the Punic Wars against this rival city.
What was Carthage?