Their gods were selfish and careless; had negative outlook on life and the afterlife.
What are the Mesopotamians?
100
This person led the Israelites out of Egypt
Who is Moses?
100
This is the name for a Greek city-state
What is polis
200
This term refers to the adaptation of animals and plants for human use.
What is domestication?
200
This civil code is the written law of the Mesopotamians.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
200
This Egyptian god was the god of the dead who weighed your heart against a feather.
Who is Osiris?
300
These types of societies were mostly matriarchal; women were the producers for the community as well as men.
What is a hunter-gatherer society?
300
This structure was a stepped temple dedicated to the city's patron god.
What is a Ziggurat?
300
This geographical feature lead to the easy spread of ideas and innovations from and to Egypt, as well as extremely fertile soil.
What is the Nile River?
300
This man conquered most of Greece (excepting Sparta) before his untimely death.
Who is Philip II of Macedonia?
300
This island civilisation was peaceful and was the first place we saw art for art's sake. Their mythology greatly influenced the Ancient Greek religion
What is Minoa?
400
These types of scientists study past societies through the analysis of artifacts
What are acheologists?
400
This language invented by the Mesopotamians was pictographic, and only scribes could read and write in this language
What is Cuneiform?
400
This pharoah's tomb was very vital to ancient Egyptian research because its remains were found almost completely intact or as it was when it was built.
Who is King Tut?
400
Out of Alexander's many cities named after him, this one in particular became the pinnacle of innovation and culture
What is Alexandria, Egypt?
400
This military innovation by the Spartans led to the defeat of the Persians on land.
What is the phalanx?
500
Monarch, nobleman, merchant, peasant, and slave are all related to this characteristic of society.
What is social hierarchy?
500
This story is one of the world's first epic poems; tells the story of a king searching for the key to immortality.
What is the epic of Gilgamesh?
500
Egypt was united for the first time by this king
Who is King Menes?
500
Alexander and his men were able to reach this river before his men grew tired and he was forced to return home
What is the Indus River?
500
This was formed to unify Greece during invasion after the Persian War