Ancient Mesopotamia
What does the word Mesopotamia Mean?
"The Land Between two Rivers"
Where did the Ancient Egyptians choose to settle?
"NorthEast Africa, near the Nile River"
What was difficult about the location of where Maya and Aztec empires?
Landscape, Beaches, Swamps, Jungles, Volcanos.
The Greeks believed in many different gods name one, and list his / her importantce and power.
*many answers*
There were two stories for the founding of rome. What were they?
Mythical and Histroical.
What are the two major City-States in Mesopotamia
City of Babylon, City of Sumer
What are the three main capital cities in Ancient Egypt?
Memphis, Thebes, Alexandria.
What was the most important food to both these cultures, and why do you think that is?
Maize (corn), Easy to plant and farm, used to make flour for bread and other things.
What were some of the most important inventions of the Ancient Greek Empire?
Art, Drama, Math, Writing and Literature, Sports.
The Roman Republic was organized in two parts, What were the different parts of the Government.
The Senate, Counsuls, Tribunes, Citizen's Assembly
The oldest wheel discovered was found in Mesopotamia. What is the most likely use of the wheel, in Mesopotamia?
"Pottery"
Why did the Ancient Egyptians choose to settle where they did? What happened every year that allowed them to live in that area?
Near the Nile River, it flooded every year allowing for farming and agriculture.
What was the most popular form of entertainment for both Mayans and the Aztec?
There were two important city states in Ancient Greece, what were they, and what are the similarities and differences between them?
Sparta and Athens, Athens focused on art and knowledge, Athens focused on War.
Why did Rome eventually became an empire? Why was it easier to control as an empire instead of a republic?
Large Land Area, Many people and City States, Civil Wars.
What are some of the reasons for the Fall of Mesopotamia?
"Major Pollution problems, dirty water supplies"
What are some of the most important inventions that came from ancient Egypt?
Clothing, Papyrus, Hieroglyphics, Mathamathics. etc...
A Famous creation of the Aztec was the Sun Stone. What was the design, and what was it used for?
"Design has many animals and other symbols, apart of aztec life and religion. They used it as a calendar, to track solar eclipses.
How did the Greek empire eventually fall? What were some of the causes?
What are some of the impacts of Rome on the Modern World?
Government, War Strategy, Inventions such as concrete, Laws, Architecture, and Language
"Solution to the water pollution, or disease control"
Archeologists still dont have proof of how the pyramids were built. Explain how do you think they were built?
*Multiple explainations*
What are some of the similarties and differences, the Ancient Mayan and Aztec Empires?
*Many Answers*
The location of Ancient Greece was very important on their lifestyle, how so?
Fishing, Sailing, Many City States, Same culture, Religion and language, but different ways of life.
Rome was one of the largest and strongest empires in the known world at the time. What were some of the cuases of its Decline?
Civil Wars, Outside Barbarian Attacks, Armies were tired of continous wars,