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Geography
Mespopotamia
Egypt
Greece
Italy (Rome)
100
How many continents are there in the world?
7 (Seven)
100
What country is modern-day Mesopotamia?
Iraq
100
Egypt has a natural barrier that is both hot during the day and cold at night....
The Sahara Desert
100
Greece is located in the continent of....______________ and is surrounded by water on three sides, making it a __________________.
Europe.....peninsula.
100
What social classes were prominent (most important) in ancient Rome?
Patricians and Plebeians
200
What is the name of the invisible line that divides our earth from west to east?
The equator
200
What religion did the people of Mesopotamia practice?
They were polytheistic.
200
Which body of water starts in Lake Victoria and ends in the Mediterranean Sea?
The Nile River
200
The ancient Olympic games were first held in the city of....
Olympia
200
Name some members of the Patrician social class. Were they considered citizens or not?
Senators, nobles, and plebeains (as long as they were NOT women and children). Yes, citizens!
300
What is the name of the invisible line that divides the earth from north to south?
The prime meridian.
300
Which invention replaced the modern day tractor?
The plow with animal pulling
300
The early Egyptians invented a system of writing based on images called...
Hyeroglyphics
300
Which strategy or military tactic was used by the Greeks to attack and finally enter into the city of Troy?
The Trojan Horse
300
How did the Roman Empire split and why?
Western and Eastern. Too big for one emperor to rule.
400
What are the names of the continents on the eastern hemisphere?
Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Oceania
400
Which invention allowed us to navigate the seas?
The sailboat
400
Which plant grows on the banks of the Nile and is used to make paper, sandals, baskets, among other things?
Papyrus
400
The Olympic games were originally held to honor the god....__________________. Later, women created their own games in honor of the goddess _________.
Zeus and Hera.
400
Which tribe conquered the western Roman empire, thus ending its rule? Or, where were they from?
Barbarians. Germany.
500
What are the names of the seas that surround Greece?
The Aegean and Mediterranean Sea
500
Although today we seldom use a utensil to do this, the ancient people of Mesopotamia invented it first, but on clay tablets...
Cuneiform (System of writing on clay tablets)
500
What was the purpose of the pyramids? Why were they built?
To bury pharaohs and their families. They are tombs.
500
The Greek government is the foundation of........
Democracy.
500
Which ruler/emperor declared Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire? 


Extra 500 points if you can tell me where he was from and what is that city called today...

Constantine.


Constantinople ---> Istanbul (Turkey)