Ancient Greece
Athletic contests held every four years to honor their gods
What are the Olympics
I am the natural resource that was supplied to many homes of the rich.
What is water
Constantinople was an appealing spot for a capital city because it lay in these two continents.
What are Asia and Europe?
What two bodies of water did the East African empires trade across?
The Indian Ocean and The Red Sea
What THREE things contributed to Ghana’s downfall?
Alexander created this as a result of his conquests
What is an empire
What is the name of Rome's first code of laws?
The Twelve Tables.
Because of the trade, Constantinople was the richest and most elegant city in this region.
What is the Mediterranean?
What empire was located in modern day Tunisia, North Africa?
Carthage
Constantinople was located in the country called this today.
What is Turkey.
Most well known Greek mathematical contribution
What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
What fraction did Rome's population decline during the fall of the Roman empire?
1/3
These are the three levels of the Eastern Orthodox Church's hierarchy.
What are emperor, patriarch, and priest?
What empire grew in West Africa after Mali fell apart?
Who founded it?
Songhai grew out of Mali.
It was founded by Sunni Ali.
What two Roman groups were most noticeable in the social organization?
Patricians and Plebeians.
Part of the Athenian government that held the most power.
What is the Assembly?
Which three new civilizations did the heirs of Rome develop?
European, Islamic, and Byzantine.
The culture of the western part of the Roman Empire was influenced by the Frankish and Germanic cultures while the Byzantine culture was largely shaped by the influence of this Mediterranean culture.
What is Greek?
What two trade industries made Ghana successful?
Gold mining and salt mining
Which three new civilizations did the heirs of Rome develop?
European, Islamic, and Byzantine.
Group that had the most power in the Spartan government.
What is the ephorate (or ephors)?
What three basic classes were Roman citizens divided into?
The Senatorial, Equestrian, and the lower classes.
The Byzantine Empire is the eastern continuation of this powerful and vast empire.
What is The Roman Empire?
How do we know Kilwa traded with Great Zimbabwe?
Great Zimbabwe!
An amazing Greek building that looks similar to the Lincoln Memorial
What is the Parthenon?