Cultural Hearths
This cultural hearth is located in the fertile crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
This group of Native Americans was prevalent in Alabama and other parts of the Southeast
Who are the Creeks?
This city-state was known for its emphasis on art and education. It sounds like an ideal society....if you're a man.
What is Athens?
These two brothers are the legendary founders of Rome.
Who are Romulus and Remus
He was the Christian king of the Franks who helped Europeans find a shared identity.
Who was Charlemagne
Ancient Egypt was located in the narrow valley of this 4,000 mile long river.
What is the Nile?
This South American empire was known for its tightly controlled centralized government and economy.
What is the Inca Empire?
If you like to fight, you might be suited for this Greek city state, known for its intense military training, starting at age 7.
What is Sparta?
This invention allowed Rome to change the game when it came to naval battles with Carthage.
What is the Corvus
He was the Norman leader who conquered England at the Battle of Hastings in 1066
Who is William the Conqueror
This colorful valley is the home to first civilizations in Ancient China.
What is the Yellow River Valley?
This Mesoamerican civilization was well known for its affinity for war and human sacrifice.
What is the Aztec Civilization?
It was a major war between Athens and Sparta.
What is the Peloponnesian War
The murder of these brothers was one of the great crises of the Roman Republic, sending the message that violence was an accepted political tool.
Who are the Gracci Brothers
The Hundred Years War started after this English king tried to claim the French throne for himself.
India, China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt all settled along rivers where the soil was rich in this type of dirt, making it perfect for farming.
What is silt?
These Mesoamericans were located in modern day Central America. Their calendar once sparked fears of the end of the world.
Who are the Mayans?
He was King of Macedonia and father to Alexander the Great.
Rome transitioned from republic to empire under this leader.
Who is Octavian/Augustus Caesar
This Pope had a falling out with the Holy Roman Emperor over the selection of bishops.
Who is Pope Gregory the VII
It's discovery allowed mankind to shift from hunter gather societies to sedentary civilizations.
What is agriculture?
The Great Spirit
Alexander spread Greek culture all throughout his empire, leading to this "Greek-like" age after his death.
What is the Hellenistic Age?
This Carthaginian leader almost defeated Rome during the Second Punic War
Who is Hannibal
The Spanish Inquisition