Ancient Mesopotamia
The two rivers between Mesopotamia
What is Tigris and Euphrates river?
The sun is the giver of life, controlling the ripening of crops which were worked by man.
Who is Ra?
an upright pillar, typically cylindrical and made of stone or concrete, supporting an entablature, arch, or other structure or standing alone as a monument.
What is a column?
A symbol in a writing system based on pictures
what is a pictograph?
A volcano that destroyed the city of Pompeii covering it with ash and debris
what is Mount Vesuvius?
The word Mesopotamia means
what is “the land between two rivers”?
The Nile River floods every year between July and October and leaves behind a layer of _____ that is rich in nutrients
What is silt?
Captured people enslaved by the Spartans
what is a helot?
Family members from past generations
What is an ancestor?
A human made channel that carries water long distances
what is an aqueducts?
The favorite Sumerian drink
What is Beer?
While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed
hieroglyphics?
The birthplace of democracy; Athenians valued art, music and education.
What was the Athens?
a military commander exercising civil power by force, usually in a limited area
what is a warlord?
A government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders.
what is Republic?
The fertile Crescent was very useful to Ancient Sumerians. The fertile Crescent got its name from
what is rich soil and is shaped like a crescent?
The Egyptians invented a paper like material made from reeds
What is papyrus?
They were focused on a lot of physical activity
What is Sparta?
Built to protect Emperor Quin rule and military in the afterlife
what is the Terracotta Army?
government officials that interpret laws and serve as judges
what is a praetor?
was one of the earliest systems of writing,and invented by Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia
What is cuneiform?
Egyptians practiced mummification of the dead. Why did they mummify their dead
In order for their souls to exist in the afterlife, they believed their bodies had to be hidden from god's
a Greek city-state
what is poils?
-It was born from chaos when the universe was first created and they are believed to exist in harmony at the centre of the Earth.
What is the Yin and Yang?
a person granted absolute power
what is a Dictator?