Ancient Egypt
What is the difference between the Red Land and Black Land in Egypt?
Red Land nothing could grow
Black land was perfect because it was connected to the river
Why was Rome built into a hilly mountain?
Who was Julius Caesar?
He was a army leader who eventually became the leader of Rome.
Who was Zheng He?
a famous commander who went from being a slave to a famous army commander.
What is the job of a scribe?
To write things down.
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
True or False. The Canadian government took many ideas from the Roman government.
True. That is where are 3 branches comes from.
How did Julius Caesar Die?
He was assassinated by his senators.
What is cartography?
the creation of maps.
In Egypt what was the age that more children were forced to marry by?
15 years old
True or False. The Nile River flooded every winter?
False. It was the summer
What is a tripartite government?
a government with 3 branches.
What was the largest social group in the Roman empire?
Slaves = 1/3 population
What is the silk road?
a group of trade routs that connect Asia to the Mediterranean Sea.
Which civilization was the first to use the calendar year?
Egyptians
What is a shaduf?
It is a crane like creation that help Egyptians get water from the Nile.
True or False. In Ancient Rome, most boys were married by the age of 14, while the girls did not marry until they were in their teens.
False. It was the opposite.
What is the difference between a patricians and a plebeian?
Patricians = rich wealthy
Plebeian = poor
What does feudalism mean?
It is a type of political and economic system with a King at the top.
What is a Legend?
a story that may or may not be true
How long did the Great Pyramids take to build?
20 Years!
List 2 of the 3 reasons and explain why they led to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Economic - Raise taxes too high to pay for army and no one could afford it
Military - They had too much land and not enough army to defend it
Political - Rome was so large that the little problems were never sold by the government. So small regions left the empire.
What did the Romans create in their city that we still use today?
Sewage and water systems.
What are 2 differences between Europe Feudalism and. Japan Feudalism?
Lords > Daimyos
Knights > Samurai
Samurai did not own the land they rented it
Samurai women were tough and unafraid of fighting to the death
What is a Peninsula?
A piece of land that has water on 3 sides