Ancient History Terms
What do you call an object made by humans?
Artifacts
Ancient Mesopotamia was located in the fertile crescent. What does fertile mean?
Land that is capable of producing crops/ Land where things grow.
What did the Egyptians call their kings?
Pharaoh
The City-State known for the fierce fighting skills.
Sparta
What is the name of the stadium where the gladiators fought?
Colosseum
A system of customs including language, religion, government, economy, and arts that groups of people use to develop their world.
culture
What was the name of the first writing invented?
Cuneiform
The process of preserving a body is called
Mummification
The City-state known for democracy.
Athens
What was the name of the wealthy class in ancient Rome?
Patricians
The first command given by God to mankind; God's instruction to people to have children and to fill and rule over the earth.
Creation Mandate
Name the King who was responsible for writing the first law code in history.
King Hammurabi
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
What is a form of government where few people rule?
Oligarchy
What is the name of the river on which Rome was founded?
Tiber River
The period when humans supposedly evolved and when there were no written records.
Prehistory
Name one of the two rivers that ancient Mesopotamia relied on.
The Tigris or Euphrates Rivers
Who was the first female Pharaoh in Egyptian history?
Hatsheptsut
Who was the Greek philosopher who encouraged his students to seek truth through human reason.
Socrates
What was the name of the city buried in volcanic ash by Mount Vesuvius?
Pompeii
What is a move from one country or region to settle in another called?
migrate
What was the first civilization in ancient Mesopotamia?
Sumerians
What was the name of King Tutankhamen's father?
Akhenaten
What civilization was the main rival of the Greeks during most of history?
The Persians
Who was the first Roman emperor in history?
Caesar Augustus or Octavian