Ancient Eygpt
Definition of delta:
Triangular piece of rich land formed from soil found at the mouth of some rivers.
Definition of:
league
A group of allies. ( a group of people who work together)
God of underworld
Hades
Herodotus
He is called the “father of history
Definition of:
Polis
A Greek City-State.
What role did bureaucrats play in the Old Kingdom?
a.Bureaucrats helped the priests.
b. Bureaucrats had control over laws.
c.Bureaucrats selected the pharaoh.
d.Bureaucrats controlled trade and collected taxes.
d.Bureaucrats controlled trade and collected taxes.
Definition of:
epic
annex
A poem
Add on
God of sky and thunder most powerful god.
Goddess of wisdom and war
Zeus
Athena
Socrates
Aesop
He taught his students through questioning.
Historians believe many people wrote fables under this name.
Definition of:
import
democracy
Brought in.
A government by the people.
Definition of:
cataract
papyrus
Dangerous, fast-moving waters
A reed plant that grows along the Nile.
8. How did citizens help the government in ancient Greece?
a.All citizens were required to participate in government in city-states.
b.Citizens elected the tyrants.
c. Citizens forced the government in Athens to change.
d.Male citizens in Sparta debated new laws.
d.Male citizens in Sparta debated new laws.
Goddess of beauty.
Ares
Achilles
Aphrodite
God of war
Great Greek hero. Won the Trojan War
Hippocrates
Aristotle
He believed that diseases had natural causes.
He believed in using observation to learn about the world.
How did geography help Meroë?
a. Meroë’s desert location forced its people to search for resources.
b. Meroë was located near iron deposits and trade routes, which allowed it to become wealthy.
c. Meroë needed slaves to dig irrigation canals for its farmland.
d. Meroë’s location allowed its people to take complete control of the Nile River
b. Meroë was located near iron deposits and trade routes, which allowed it to become wealthy.
4. Which of the following happened in Egypt during the New Kingdom?
a. Thutmose III made enemies by killing prisoners of war.
b.Egypt captured Kerma from the Hyksos.
c. Egypt expanded by controlling other lands.
d. Hatshepsut attacked other lands, allowing Egypt to control trade.
c. Egypt expanded by controlling other lands.
How did the Dark Ages impact ancient Greece?
a.People returned to mainland Greece with new skills during this time.
b.People had to leave mainland Greece in order to survive.
c. Civilizations died out because of the Dark Ages.
d. People traded with each other for food.
b.People had to leave mainland Greece in order to survive.
Atlas
Ate his children.
Wife of Zeus, goddess of childbirth and marriage.
Medusa
Punished to hold the sky forever.
Cronus
Hera
Turned into a monster, hair of snakes.
Sophocles
Homer
He wrote tragedies, like Antigone.
He wrote epics, like The Iliad.
Name three ways learning to make iron helped the Kingdom of Kush.
Farmers made iron plows, improving food supplies.
Warriors could make stronger weapons.
Kush traders had iron products, which allowed them trade more easily.
Explain how Egypt’s class system is made up.
Top – Ruler – Pharaoh
Upper Class – Nobles, army commanders, priests, government officials
Middle Class – Merchants, artisans, shopkeepers
Lower Class – Farmers, unskilled workers, enslaved people
Explain the three different ways of government Greece went through
Oligarchy: ruled by a few people. Fought with each other to have more power.
Tyrant: Ruled only by one person. Had control over everything and made harsh laws.
Democracy: ruled by the people. Male Greek citizens were allowed to participate and make rules.
Pandora
Wife of Cronus.
Poseidon
Hercules
Perseus
Opened box and let out all the evil and diseases.
Rhea
god of the sea
Has incredible strength, courage and intelligence.
Half mortal and half god. Killed Medusa
Pythagoras
Plato
Thucydides
He believed that all relationships could be expressed in numbers.
He explained his plan for government in The Republic.
He recorded eyewitness accounts of important events.
Explain the two type of plays used in ancient Greece. (Make sure to explain the famous play of Antigone)
Tragedies: serious plays in which the main characters come to an unhappy end. Antigone was the play of a young women who had to face a terrible choice. If she chose to do the right thing, she will break an unfair law. The punishment for breaking the law was death. Antigone chooses to do the right thing and accepts he consequences.
Comedy: is a humorous play and they often poke fun at people and ideas. Serious statements about political and social life were shown through the plays.