Unit 1
What is a kingdom?
A country that is ruled by a king
What is a monument?
a large building or statue
What does worship mean?
to show religious love and honor
What does mythology mean?
It means a collection of old stories about gods and heroes
What are the two Rivers in Mesopotamia called?
Tigris and Euphrates
What year was the battle of Kadesh?
1274
What kind of metal did the Assyrians use for weapons?
Iron
What were the two Greek cities discussed in this chapter?
Athens and Sparta
Wheel, canals, schools, sailboat
Cuneiform writing
When and where did the kingdom of Egypt start?
5,000 years ago on the riverbanks of the Nile River
Who was the king of Babylonia?
Nebuchadnezzar
What did the Greek city states have in common?
They had the same culture, language, and religion
The Sumerians lived in small countries called
City states
Who was the strongest pharaoh of the New Egyptian kingdom?
Ramses II
Why did the Babylonian empire only last a short time?
Because the king didn't respect other cultures and countries. They wanted conquered people to worship Babylonian gods and speak their language.
Who is the supreme Greek god?
Zeus
Who was the king who conquered all of Mesopotamia?
Sargon
Why did the Egyptians build pyramids?
They were the tombs of the pharaohs
Who was the king of the Persian Empire and how is he remembered?
Cyrus the great.
He is remembered as the king who let conquered people speak their own language, worship their own gods, and was not as brutal as other kings.
What is the war between Athens and Sparta called?
The Peloponnesian War