Ancient Civilizations
Name 3 characteristics of an ancient civilization.
What are Cities,Government, Religion, Social Structure, Writing, Art?
In what country is Rome?
What is Italy?
What was the main food that the Mayan civilization farmed?
What is maize/corn?
What civilizations name means the land between two rivers?
What is Mesopotamia?
Who was killed because Senators thought he was destroying Rome's values & traditions?
Who is Julius Caesar?
What Ancient civilization created the Pantheon?
Who are the Romans?
What type of art did ancient people make?
What are Temples, paintings, sculptures?
What Macedonian leader conquered Greece in the 330s BC?
Who is Alexander the Great?
What ancient civilization traded silk, wine, bread, and clothes?
China
This term means to believe in many gods.
What is polytheism?
Unlike the women of Athens, the women of Sparta a)could not vote, b)were able to own property, c) had most influence in the home, d) served equally with men in the army
What is b) were able to own property?
True or false: Sumerians in Mesopotamia used paper to write on.
False
Which Roman contributions was created to bring fresh water into the cities?
What are aqueducts?
The Aztecs would perform these when they felt the gods were unhappy with them.
What are human sacrifices?
Which ancient civilization had the Himalayas, Indus river, and Thar Desert?
What is the Indus Valley civilization?