Mesopotamia
What are the two rivers surrounding Mesopotamia?
Tigris Rivera and Euphrates river
What is the river that supported the Indus Valley Civilizations?
Indus River
What is the river that supported Ancient Egypt?
What are river supported Ancient Rome?
Tiber River
What is one reason that early civilization developed around rivers?
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What is the Mesopotamia writing called?
Cuneiform
What is special about the Indus Valley script?
It has not been translated.
What artifact was discovered that helped unlock how to read hieroglyphics?
Rosetta stone
What Ancient Rome invention do we still used daily involving writing and reading?
Latin Roots
Why was having extra food important to human development?
Extra food allowed humans to spend time on other activities, which lead to important inventions.
Name two cities from Mesopotamia
Ur, Uruk, Babylon, Nippur, Nineveh, Assur
Name two cities from Indus Valley
Harappa and Mohenjo-daro
What are the three kingdoms of Ancient Egypt called?
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom
What helped Rome expand far and control large areas?
Concrete and roads.
What river valley civilization was different in the way social hierarchy was organized?
In the Indus Valley, everyone appeared to be equal while other civilizations and a structured hierarchy.
Name two inventions from Mesopotamia
Writing, wheel, mathematics, astronomy, irrigation, and medicine
What are two inventions from Indus Valley?
Standard weights, standard measurements (ruler), seals, buttons, stepwell, mud oven, city planning, sewer and water system
What are two inventions from Ancient Egpyt?
Paper (Papyrus) & Writing, black ink, sickle, irrigation, clocks, police, wigs & makeup, toothpaste, and door locks
What are two inventions from Ancient Rome?
Calendar, concrete, roads, postal service, aqueducts, political ideas, sewers, and arches
Mesopotamia, Ancient Rome, and Ancient Egpyt all had a _______________ religion. Indus Valley is believed to have worshiped a ________________.
Polytheistic
Mother Goddess
What was an important structure in Mesopotamia? How was it used?
Each city-state also had its own god and in the center of each city was a large temple to the city god called a Ziggurat.
What is an important site from Indus Valley? What do scholars think it was used for?
The Great Bath in Mohenjo-Daro. This could have been a public swimming pool, or perhaps have been used for religious ceremonies.
Why did Ancient Egypt build pyramids? Why did they switch to underground burials in the Valley of the Kings?
The pyramids were used to protect the pharaoh's body during their journey to the afterlife. Due to tomb robbers, later pharaohs' tombs were kept secret by being buried underground.
What political history did Rome have which has influenced us today?
What are two characteristics of a civilization?
Advanced cities, specialized workers, record keeping, social classes, complex religions, public works, writing, and advanced technology.