Ancient Greece
Art, arcitechture literature
What are some of the achievements of ancient greeks?
Rome was first ruled by kings, then by this form of government before becoming an empire.
What is a republic?
100: The Maya, Aztec, and Inca are all examples of this type of society.
What are complex civilizations?
These athletic competitions were held every four years in honor of Zeus.
What are the Olympic Games?
These large Roman arenas hosted gladiator fights and public games.
What is the Colosseum?
200: The Aztecs built their capital city, Tenochtitlán, on this type of landform.
What is an island/lake?
300: The Greeks used this type of government where citizens vote on laws directly.
What is direct democracy?
300: This river was central to Rome’s founding and growth.
What is the Tiber River?
300: The Maya developed this system for recording numbers and dates.
What is a calendar (and number system)?
400: This philosopher taught Alexander the Great and wrote about science and logic.
Who is Aristotle?
400: Roman engineers built these to carry water into cities.
What are aqueducts?
400: The Inca built thousands of miles of these to connect their empire.
What are roads?
500: This epic poem, written by Homer, tells the story of the Trojan War.
What is the Iliad?
500: This Roman leader was assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 BCE.
Who is Julius Caesar?
500: This crop, also called maize, was the most important staple food.
What is corn?