Mesopotamia
True or False: Was Mesopotamia the first civilization to be discovered?
True
Who was at the top of the social class pyramid in ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh
What religion were the ancient Greeks?
Polytheistic
Who was responsible for the Holocaust?
Adolf Hitler
What were the trade routes called that were used in Africa in the Middle Ages?
Tran-Saharan Trade Routes
Which two rivers did the Mesopotamian civilization live on?
Euphrates River and Tigris River
What river did the ancient Egyptian civilization live on?
Nile River
What were cities called in ancient Greece?
City-states or Polis
When was WWII?
1939-1945
What were the two main religions in Africa in the Middle Ages?
Islam and Christianity
What form of writing did the Mesopotamians use?
Cuneiform
What form of writing did the ancient Egyptians use?
Hieroglyphics
What river did the ancient Greek civilization live on?
Indus River Valley
When did the Holocaust start?
1933
When was the Scramble for Africa?
1881-1994
In ancient Mesopotamia, what was a highly educated professional who was responsible for writing, reading, and interpreting texts, called?
Scribe
Which 3 jobs were right below the Pharaoh in in ancient Egyptian social class pyramid?
Noble, Priest, and Vizier
What gender of human did ancient Greek parents want?
Boy
How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?
6 million
What were two main empires in Africa in the Middle Ages?
Ghana Empire and Mali Empire
What was a Ziggurat?
Pyramid-shaped temple tower built by the ancient Mesopotamians
What is the process of preserving a body after death to prepare it for the afterlife, a key practice in ancient Egyptian funerary customs, called?
Mummification
In ancient Greece, music was considered a what?
Gift from the gods
What were the 3 main countries in the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
How many Africans were put on boats in the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade?
12 million