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Mesopoamia
Greece & Rome
Dark Age & Middle Age
Ancient China
Ancient Egypt
100
What are the two main rivers of the fertile cresent
The Tigris and the Euphrates
100
What was the time period that Greece and Rome flourished together?
The Classical Period
100
What were the dark ages?
The time period in Europe ,after Rome fell to barbaric tribes, there were no advancements in technology
100
What are the two important rivers of ancient china
Chang Zhang and Huang He
100
Who is King Tutankhamen?
An Egyptian king that ruled for nine years (from 9 to 18).
200
What is the area in the main area in Mesopotamia called?
The Fertile Cresent
200
How did Greece influence Rome?
Architecture and religion
200
What were the middle ages
The middle ages were the time period after after the fall of Rome, before the Renaissance Era
200
What is a dynasty?
A line of hereditary rulers of a country.
200
What is a deity.
An Egyptian god or goddess that controlled a certain aspect of life.
300
What is a ziggurat?
A mud-brick temple of worship, built by the mesopotamians
300
What were the Punic Wars?
Three major battles fought between Carthage and Rome
300
What is feudalism?
A system in the middle ages where the king will give land for his lords in exchange for their loyalty and protection, the lords give vassals land in exchange for military strength, and the vassals will give surfs land to live on and protection, but they expect the land to be worked and expect the surfs to give them marks or currency.
300
Why was the great wall of china constructed, who started it, what dynasty was it started in?
It was constructed to keep the mongols and other invaders out of china, it was started by Qin Shi Huang during the Qin dynasty
300
What is the Nile River?
A major river and trading link in Egypt.
400
What is the code of Hammurabi?
It's King Hammurabi's code of law following the term," eye for eye"
400
Who was Alexander the Great? What did he do for Greece?
Alexander the Great was son of Phillip II and was taught by Aristotle to be a king, he conquered many lands and spread Hellenistic culture to the lands he conquered.
400
Why was the dark ages a huge setback?
Due to Rome falling to barbarians, care more about survival than the arts or literacy technological progress was at a minimum, loosing much of the knowledge the Romans discovered
400
What was Ancient China's main export in trade with Europe?
silk
400
What is a pharaoh?
An Egyptian king.
500
What were the Sumerian city-states, why were they special?
They were independent city-states each surrounding a temple of worship to a god or goddess, they were also ruled by a priest-king however the religion shifted due to rules by Amorites, Hammurabi, and the Babylonians.
500
Who was Julius Caesar, what did the senator do to him?
He was a politician, dictator of Rome, later after gaining a lot of power the senate assassinated him because of fear
500
What is manorialism?
Manorialism was an essential part of the feudalistic system in which surfs were tied to their vassal's fief in which they would work the land and give all the products to their vassals.
500
Which dynasty united all the Chinese city states?
Qin
500
What is mummification?
A process in which an important person or pharaoh is prepared for burial and is wrapped in fabric that looks like toilet paper.