Dates Debacle
3400 BC is the date for this great Egyptian King
King Menes
The Great Pyramid of Giza is important because...
It is an astonishing feat of Architecture that was completed before modern construction machinery.
The Battle of Kadesh occurred between which two civilizations?
Egypt and the Hittites.
The name of the great cone-shaped structure in Egypt.
The Great Pyramid of Giza.
Queen Hatshepsut, Ramses II, The Great Pyramid.
The Great Pyramid, Queen Hatshepsut, Ramses II.
The dates for King Khufu.
2558-2528 BC.
What did Thutmose III do?
In What Year?
He expanded the Egyptian empire. He was also a great conqueror.
Extra Points: 1490-1436
Nineveh was the principle city of which civilization?
The Assyrians.
This Egyptian Queen ruled alone and promoted a great deal of trade that made Egypt a thriving civilization.
Queen Hatshepsut.
Amenhotep IV, The Fall of Nineveh, The Battle of Kadesh.
Amenhotep IV, The Battle of Kadesh, The Fall of Nineveh.
Lycurgus.
800-730 BC
The Greek tradition provided an opportunity for the Greek City states to compete with each other in a friendly way.
Bonus Points: What city did they occur at?
The Olympic Games.
Bonus: Olympia
Solon the Wise bestowed his wisdom on which city?
Athens.
This Athenian statesman wrote very harsh laws that were later replaced by Solon the Wise.
Draco.
Jeremiah, Belshazzar, Lycurgus
Lycurgus, Jeremiah, Belshazzar
Cylon
650 - 600 (Accept close answer)
Who was Xerxes?
He built many palaces. He tried to conquer the Greeks, but, in the end, it was the Greeks who conquered him. He was the one who had the water of the Dardenelles whipped when a storm destroyed his ships.
Darius was king of which great empire?
Persian.
She was one of the earliest female poets.
Sappho.
Pesistratus, The First Olympic Games, The Maccabean Revolt
The First Olympic Games, Pesistratus, The Maccabean Revolt
Aniximander
610-546 BC.
Who was Cylon?
He was a wealthy Athenian noble from a good family, and a winner of the Olympics. He tried to use his popularity as an athlete to seize power. He tried to take over the Acropolis, but failed miserably and ended up fleeing Athens.
Nebuchadnezzar was king of which great civilization?
Babylonian.
He tricked the Athenians into giving him a body guard, and then he used his body guards like thugs to silence anyone who spoke against him. He even took possession of the Acropolis.
Pesistratus
Hecataeus, Croesus, Thales
Thales, Hecateaus, Croesus