Egypt
This river flooded yearly, making the land fertile for farming
What is the Nile River?
This city-state is known as the birthplace of democracy.
What is Athens?
He was assassinated by senators.
Who is Julius Caesar?
Persia’s conflict with Greece was caused by this.
He is the founder of Islam.
Who is Prophet Muhammad?
These large stone tombs were built to bury pharaohs.
What are pyramids?
These stories explained natural events and honored the gods.
What are myths?
These things built by Romans helped Rome control and connect its empire.
What are Roman roads?
This long road helped connect the empire for trade and messages.
What is the Royal Road?
This is the holy book of Islam.
What is the Qur’an?
He was considered both a king and a god in Egyptian society.
Why is the pharaoh on the top of hierachy?
He was a famous Greek philosopher who taught by asking questions.
Who is Socrates?
This language influenced many modern European languages.
What is Latin?
This religion taught the struggle between good and evil.
What is Zoroastrianism?
These five duties guide the lives of Muslims.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Because this part is located in the downstream (river mouth) of Nile.
Why do people call Cairo or Alexanderia (city)/ Northern region in Egypt as "Lower Egypt"?
This conflict weakened Greek city-states and made them weak to outsiders.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
This form of government allowed citizens to vote for leaders.
What is a republic?
He was a Persian ruler famous for tolerance and fair laws.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
This type of leader combined political power with Islam to rule the country.
Who is the caliph?
This belief explains why Egyptians spent so much effort preserving bodies after death.
What is belief in the afterlife?
Greek colonization across the Mediterranean was driven mainly by this need.
What is resources/trade opportunities?
The Roman Republic began to fail when power changed from voting for officials to this type of leader.
What is a dictator?
This policy helped Persia rule many different cultures successfully.
What is religious and cultural tolerance?
Islamic scholars created this knowledge in scentific field using algebra.
What is mathematics?