Early Ages
What is prehistory?
Age before writing (no records)
Which two rivers surrounded Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates
Civilizations were built on this river
Nile River
What is the most important holiday in Jewish tradition?
Yom Kippur
True or false:
the Mycenaeans learned from the Minoans
True
Which came first, Mesolithic, Paleolithic, or Neolithic age?
Paleolithic
Which cruel man was the leader of the Assyrian empire?
Ashurbanipal
this is the title the ruler of Egypt
Pharaoh
This the name of their holy book
Torah
Greek word from City-State
Polis
What is the name of the famous first human?
Lucy
Changing Subjects!
what are the three stages hurricanes, what wind speed do the occur?
Tropical Depression- 39 mph
Tropical storm- 39-74 mph
Hurricane- 74 mph and up
This is the material they wrote on
Papyrus
What they call their God
Yaweh
What happens in a Greek Tragedies
Main character struggles and fails
Explain the Caves at Lascasux
Caves found by man and dog, early man caves with lots of cave art, was probably a sacred place
What is a Ziggurat?
What is a dynasty?
Orthodox, Conservative, and reformed
This god was the king of the gods
Zeus
What is the study of human culture?
Anthropolgy
5 things that a civilization requires:
1. urban areas
2. specialized workers
3. government
4. class structure
5. writing (sometimes)
Describe how they used pyramids
the pyramids were used as temples to put dead Pharaohs
Beef and Dairy
Who was Alexander the greats so called dad
Zeus