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Egypt
Mesopotamia
Greece
Rome
Middle Ages/Renaissance
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A system of writing used in Ancient Egypt.
What are hieroglyphics?
100
A tool used to irragate crops.
What is a shadoof?
100
A greek city-state.
What is a polis?
100
It went from polytheistic (roman mythology) to monotheistic (christianty).
How did religion change from earlier to later Roman years?
100
A system of government ruled by a king or queen.
What is a monarchy?
200
The pharoah was at the top, priests, and soldiers were below him, merchants and farmers and artists were below them and slaves were at the bottom.
What was the social pyramid in Egypt?
200
The Tigris and Euphrates.
What are the rivers in Mesopotamia?
200
A form of government in which citizens vote to make decisions.
What is a democracy?
200
Dictator in ancient rome, also gave land to soldiers and free grain to the poor.
Who was Julius Caesar?
200
A self sufficient land in which a lord oversees and the servants grow/produce/make everything.
What is a feudalistic manor?
300
It was a trade route, helped to provide food and water to the people and helped speed up communication. When the river deposited silt, that helped to create fertile land for farming. The Delta provided fertile land for farming.
What is the importance of the Nile River and the Nile Delta in ancient Egypt?
300
An a extra supply of something.
What is a surplus?
300
A system of government in which a small group of citizens controlled decision making.
What is an oilagarchy?
300
Most of Rome's citizens where ________. _______ were farmers, tradespeople, and craft-workers. There lives were much more difficult than the _______. The ________ were the smaller percentage of the population. They were noble families of Rome. They owned large farms. The _____ worked for them.
What is the difference between a plebian and patrician?
300
serf-raise crops herders-raise and care for animals mill workers-grind grain for flour miller-made clothes blacksmith-metal workers
What are some jobs you can have on the manor?
400
A professional writer (usually boys or men).
What is a scribe?
400
A long period of time without rain.
What is a drought?
400
Only free men
Who were the people who could vote in Athens?
400
Rome was a important city. Government, sporting events, trade, etc. were all based here. People from all over the world traveled to Rome.
What does the quote "All roads lead to Rome" mean?
400
learning center, improved methods of farming, care for the sick and poor, scriptorium, prayer
What is the role of a monastery in the Middle Ages?
500
About 800 symbols
What is the about the amount of pictures or signs in Egyptian hyroglyphics?
500
A large pyramid with several stories built by the ancient Sumerians, Assyrians, and Babylonians. Each had a temple on its flattened top.
What is a ziggurat?
500
A person who searches for wisdom and the "right" way to live.
What is a philosopher?
500
Latin
What language did the Romans speak?
500
Both were famous artists. daVinci was a talented painter who also studied engineering, music, and nature. Michelangelo was a famous painter and sculptor. He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
What did daVinci and Michelangelo contribute to the Renaissance?