Ancient Civilizations
This ancient civilization developed along the Nile River and built pyramids for their rulers.
What is Ancient Egypt?
This Greek city-state valued philosophy and art over military skill.
What is Athens?
This ruler was a powerful king of Medieval Mali.
Who is Mansa Musa?
The belief that only one god exists (as seen in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam)
What is Monotheism?
Mali traders wanted to exchange their gold for this mineral from northern Africa.
What is salt?
These two ancient civilizations both developed writing using pictographs and built cities near large rivers.
What are Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia?
This Greek city-state valued military skill over philosophy
Who is Sparta?
These storytellers were used to communicate history in West Africa.
What are griots?
Both Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia had this type of religion
What is a polytheistic religion?
This development caused hunting societies to become permanently settled societies
This geographic factor was most important in the development of Ancient Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
This sea borders Greece, Egypt, and Northern Africa
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Medieval Mali's economy was based on this type of activity.
What is trade?
They served as burial chambers or tombs for the rulers from Ancient Egypt
What are the pyramids?
Africa for example
What is a continent?
Egyptian writing used these picture symbols.
What are hieroglyphics?
This is the name of the Spartan form of government, where a few elite controlled most of the state
What is an oligarchy?
Mali had a supply of this
What is gold?
Religious stories in ancient civilizations were used to explain this
What is natural phenomena?
This civilization was know for being the earliest recorded community that set up permanent housing (hint: to avoid predators they made their walkways above their homes)
Who are the Catal Huyuk (Çatalhöyük)
This sea bordered Ancient Egypt to the east.
What is the Red Sea?
This famous Greek philosopher wrote about humans' natural desire to learn through observation.
Who is Aristotle?
What is Salt?
The influence of this religion protected slaves from harsh treatment in West Africa.
What is Islam?
This is the year Ms. Munoru finished 6th grade
What is 2013?