Sumerians invented this round tool that we often use on vehicles.
What is the wheel?
Hammurabi was the King of this place.
What is Babylon?
BC stands for
What is Before Christ?
What is Democracy?
The people rule by voting.
What does the T in Ms. T stand for?
Thornton
Mesopotamia is known as the _______________ because it is shaped like a boomerang and is a rich food growing area.
What is the fertile crescent?
Hammurabi wrote the laws on
What is stone, steele, or tablet?
What does BCE stand for?
Before Common Era
What is an absolute Monarchy?
There is a King or Queen who makes all the decisions.
What is the principal's name?
Mrs. Greenfield
What are the two rivers in Mesopotamia called?
The Tigris and the Euphrates.
The amount of laws Hammurabi wrote.
What is 282?
What does CE stand for?
Common Era.
What is a dictatorship?
A dictator rules by taking power by force, and is not held accountable to the law.
What is Ms. T's favorite football team?
The Eagles
Homes were made out of this material, which helped insulate the buildings, causing them to be cool inside during the hot months and warm inside during the cold months.
What is mud-brick (clay)?
The punishment for knocking a man's eye out.
You'll get your eye knocked out too.
What does AD stand for?
Anno Domini (The year of our Lord).
What is an oligarchy?
A small amount of people rule, usually rich people.
What is Bancroft's mascot?
The Lions
Only these people were educated outside of their home in the hopes of becoming government officials.
Who are boys?
If you build a house for someone and the house falls and kills the owner, what happens to you?
You will be put to death.
Is this year (2019) BC or AD?
AD
What is disenfranchisement?
Being deprived of the right to vote.
How many states are in the United States?
50