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100

This earliest form of writing originated in Mesopotamia.

Cuneiform
100
What is the name given to the style of writing found on ancient Egyptian artifacts?
Hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics.
100
What is the Mountain Range that lies on the northern border of India?
The Himalayas.
100
According to ancient beliefs, on which mountain did the gods live?
Mount Olympus.
100
According to legend, which two brothers are said to have founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus.
200
This was the largest and most important structure in a Sumerian city.
a ziggurat.
200
People whose job was to write and keep records were called ______.
scribes.
200

This first emperor of China created a standard writing system, laws, roads, measurement, and currency to improve efficiency.

Qin Shi Huangdi

200

This form of government has its origins in Ancient Greece.

Democracy

200

This is the river along which the city of Rome was first established.

Tiber River

300
These are the names of the two main rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
300
Why did ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead?
To ensure they went to the afterlife.
300

This religion is said to have originated in Ancient India.

Hinduism

300

This group, at the bottom of the Greek social pyramid, made up about 36% of the total population.

Slaves

300
Name one man-made Roman invention that aided Roman trade.
Roadways, common currency.
400
According to our studies, this is the importance of Hammurabi's Code of Laws.
It was the first written code of law.
400

The Egyptians were considered _____________ because they believed in over 2,000 deities.

polytheistic

400

This set of trade routes between China and Europe became a bridge between the East and the West and allowed for the trading of goods and ideas.

The Silk Road

400

This leader of Ancient Greece expanded the empire to its largest size.

Alexander the Great

400

This was the first emperor of Rome whose reign marked the beginning of Pax Romana.

Cesar Augustus (Octavian)

500
The process by which Mesopotamians brought water from rivers to their fields is called ________.
irrigation.
500

What is the name of the river the Ancient Egyptians depended upon for survival?

The Nile

500
How did Legalists believe government should keep peace among its people?
Through the use of force.
500

This is one way that geography affected life for the Ancient Greeks.

Mountains- made farming difficult; Mediterranean Sea- fishing/trading; natural barriers- good for defending against invasion; etc.

500

This period of Ancient Rome began in 509 BCE and was marked by a government in which a system of checks and balances divided power between a senate, magistrates, and assemblies.

Early Roman Republic