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Mesopotamia
Egypt
Greek
Roman
Byzantine Empire
100
a large territory consisting of many different places all under the control of a single ruler
What is an empire?
100
to unite
What is unify?
100
valuables seized in war time
What is plunder?
100
someone who destroys property
What is a vandal?
100
image of Jesus or a saint
What is an icon?
200
to defeat another city-state, region, etc.
What is conquer?
200
preserved Egyptian body
What is a mummy?
200
government that is ruled by the people
What is a democracy?
200
a prisoner or slave who served as a professional fighter
What is a gladiator?
200
large or important Christian church
What is a cathedral?
300
a huge pyramid-shaped structure formed from a series of stacked rectangular platforms
What is a ziggurat?
300
valuable crop to make paper
What is papyrus?
300
outdoor marketplace
What is an agora?
300
underground room used as a burial place
What is a catacomb?
300
journey to a place of religious importance
What is a pilgrimage?
400
to worship many gods
What is polytheism?
400
a waterfall
What is a cataract?
400
a form of government controlled by a few wealthy people
What is an aristocracy?
400
to punish others for their beliefs
What is persecute?
400
Ancient Greek stadium for horse and chariot racing
What is the Hippodrome?
500
wedge shaped writing
What is cuneiform?
500
form of writing based on pictures
What is hieroglyphics?
500
a person who wanted to explain actions in the world and/or extend human knowledge
What is a philosopher?
500
common Roman citizen with little wealth or power
What is a plebeian?
500
instrument to map the stars in the sky (using latitude)
What is an astrolabe?