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Mesopotamia
Egypt
Greece
Rome
You get what you get!
100
A type of writing first invented in Mesopotamia
What is cuneiform?
100
It took 70 days and a lot of salt to make one of these.
What is a mummy?
100
This city-state enjoyed a good fight!
What is Sparta?
100
The two mythical founders of Rome
Who are Romulus and Remus?
100
Egypt, Greece and Rome were all connected by this body of water.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
200
Mesopotamia was organized into independent self-governing ______________.
What are city-states?
200
A triangular-shaped tomb
What is a pyramid?
200
This city-state was known for its love of learning, art, architecture, and philosophy.
What is Athens?
200
A great military general who became dictator, and was then assassinated
Who is Julius Caesar?
200

A characteristic shared by the religious practices of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome.

What is polytheism?
300
A modern-day country in the land that was Mesopotamia
What is Iraq?
300
Although he died young and without many accomplishments, this king is known for his tomb.
Who is King Tut?
300
The religious center of a Greek city-state
What is acropolis?
300
An arena well-known for its gladiator fights
What is the Coliseum?
300
Humans invented agriculture in this region which is named after a shape.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
400
The first written and publicly displayed set of laws
What is Hammurabi's Code?
400
This made it possible to translate hieroglyphs.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
400

These people on the island of Crete preceded the Greeks, and then disappeared mysteriously.

Who are the Minoans?
400
This engineering success was used to carry water over long distances
What is an aqueduct?
400

This feature of society categorizes people according to their occupation and level of education.

What is social class?
500
This ancient god of Babylon killed Tiamat and her army of demons to become the supreme god.
Who is Marduk?
500
This mixture of soil, rocks, and leaves was deposited by the Nile River making Egypt "the Gift of the Nile."
What is silt?
500
This type of government is based on participation by all citizens.
What is democracy?
500
The Senate and the two consuls formed the government of the Roman ___________.
What is republic?
500
Tyranny, dictatorship, and monarchy have this common feature.
What is rule by one person?