Ancient Egypt Basics
Who unified Upper and Lower Egypt around 3100 BCE?
Who is King Narmer (Menes)?
What was the primary benefit of the Nile River for Egypt’s agriculture?
What was the primary benefit of the Nile River for Egypt’s agriculture?
What process did the Egyptians use to preserve bodies for the afterlife?
What is mummification?
In which Greek city-state did democracy begin?
What is Athens?
What was the primary focus of Spartan society?
What is military strength?
What was the title given to Egypt’s ruler, who was seen as a god on Earth?
What is pharaoh?
What was the purpose of the annual Nile flooding for the Egyptians?
What is to enrich soil for farming?
What was the main purpose of the pyramids in ancient Egypt?
What is to serve as tombs for pharaohs?
The Olympic Games began around 776 BCE in which Greek sanctuary?
What is Olympia?
At what age did Spartan boys begin their military training in the agoge?
What is age 7?
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt each had different gods. Who were these gods?
Who are Seth (Upper Egypt) and Horus (Lower Egypt)?
What plant, found along the Nile, was used to make a type of paper?
What is papyrus?
Egyptians used this method of multiplication, which involved adding doubles.
What is the doubling method?
Who was honored during the Olympic Games in ancient Greece?
Who is Zeus?
What group of elders held power and helped advise Spartan kings?
What is the Gerousia?
What kind of tombs were built for pharaohs, filled with treasures for the afterlife?
What are pyramids?
The Egyptians developed a base-10 number system. What is this type of system also called?
What is a decimal system?
Name the structure Egyptians used to record events and transactions.
What is papyrus?
What type of democracy did Athens practice, where citizens directly voted on decisions?
What is direct democracy?
How many kings ruled Sparta at the same time?
What is two?
What ancient Egyptian writing system used symbols and pictures to represent sounds and ideas?
What is hieroglyphics?
What measurement, based on the length of the forearm, was used by Egyptians in construction?
What is a cubit?
How did Egyptians use geometry in their society?
What is for architecture and land surveying?
What famous statue did the Greeks create at Olympia to honor Zeus? Who created it?
What is the Statue of Zeus? Phidias
What was the name of the Spartan training program designed to create disciplined warriors?
What is the agoge?