Human Origins
What are people who move place to place?
Nomads
Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?
Moses
What government lets people vote?
Democracy
What river runs through Rome>
Tiber River
What invention helped people travel and move heavy objects more easily?
The wheel
What did early humans use to hunt and cut things?
Stone tools
What is the holy book of the Israelites?
Torah
What City-State is known for strong soldiers?
Sparta
Who were rich landowners?
Patricians
What was the first system of writing?
Cuneiform
What is the Old Stone Age called?
Paleolithic Age
Who built the first temple in Jerusalem?
Solomon
What was the war between Athens and Sparta?
The Peloponnesian War
Who were common people?
Plebeians
What system helped farmers water their crops?
Irrigation
What time period came after the Old Stone Age?
Neolithic Age
Who let the Israelites return home?
The Persians
What battle had 300 Spartans stay and fight to the death?
What was a time of peace in Rome?
Pax Romana
What carried water into Roman cities?
Aqueduct
What cold time period helped human move to new lands?
Ice Age
Who destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BCE?
Babylonians
Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer
Who was the first Roman emperor?
Augustus
What building design helped support heavy structures?
Arches