Ancient Civilizations
Ancient Civilizations, cont.
Vocab
Early Civilizations
100

The ________ were located in Central Asia and had famous leaders such as Ghenis Khan and Kublai Khan.

Mongols

100

In what country is Rome?

What is Italy?

100

Belief in one God is known as this term.


What is Monotheism? 

100

What was the main food that the most Native American civilizations farmed? 

What is maize/corn?

200

What civilizations name means the land between two rivers? 

What is Mesopotamia?

200

If a lower class person stole from a higher class, what would their punishment be? 

What is loosing a hand.

200

What two rivers was Mesopotamia located between?

What are the Tigris and Euphrates? 

200

What Ancient civilization created the Pantheon?

Who are the Romans?

300

Most ancient civilizations had a _______ as a form of government?

Monarchy

300

Most ancient civilizations lived very close to ________.

What is water.

300

Way of life of peoples who do not live continually in the same place but move cyclically or periodically


Nomadic

300

What ancient civilization traded silk, wine, bread, and clothes?

China

400

This term means to believe in many gods.

What is polytheism?

400

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?

400

The writing of ancient Egypt

What is hieroglyphics?

400

True or false: Sumerians in Mesopotamia used paper to write on.

False

500

A _______ for a ________ was a common form of punishment in ancient civilizations.

What are an eye for an eye?

500

The Aztecs would regularly perform these when they felt the gods were unhappy with them.

What are human sacrifices?

500

Word for an Islamic house of worship

What is mosque?

500

Which ancient civilization had the Himalayas, Indus river, and Thar Desert?

What is the Indus Valley civilization?