What is because of increases in population, less-migratory lifestyles, advances in technology/ farming, etc.?
100
What type of government did Rome have?
What is a Republic?
100
What form of government that is used today was developed in Ancient Greece?
What is Democracy?
100
What system of government was used in Egypt?
What is Monarchy, Autocracy, etc.?
100
What was the writing system using in Mesopotamia?
What is Cuneiform writing?
200
What type of time comes around again?
What is Cyclical Time?
200
What was the name for the tribes that led to Rome's downfall?
What is the Barbarians?
200
Why were the Persian Wars important for the Greeks?
What is they lead to unity and a feeling of belonging for the city-states?
200
What was the name of the ruler in Egypt?
What is the pharaoh?
200
Who was a cruel dictator from Mesopotamia who created one of the first written codes?
Who is Hammurabi?
300
What is archaeology?
What is the study of the past?
300
In what year was Rome founded?
What is 756 B.C.?
300
How were Greek ideas spread throughout the world?
What is by other countries who invaded Greece and "borrowed" ideas from them?
300
What writing system was used in Ancient Egypt?
What is hieroglyphics (pictures)?
300
What type of government did Mesopotamia have?
What is dictatorship, autocracy, etc.?
400
Do people try to control the environment in Agrarian or Hunter-Gatherer societies?
What is Agrarian societies?
400
Why was Rome ideal in terms of location?
What is Fresh Water, Sea Access, Good Land, and Protection (surrounded by water and mountains); good farmland?
400
Describes the food eaten by the average, every-day Greek person.
What is grapes, olives, vegetables/ fruits, etc. Very little meat, except at festivals?
400
The Ancient Egyptians were very religious. What system was used to ready a body for its afterlife?
What is mummification?
400
Which present-day country was originally Mesopotamia?
What is Iraq?
500
What are the three types of dating systems that we learned about in class?
What is Stratigraphy, Dendrochronology, and Radiocarbon Dating?
500
What are the seven contribution that Rome left to modern-day society?
What is Designing and Building Great Cities, Master Road Builders, Architecture, Plumbing, Legal Administration, Time and Money, and Entertainment and the Arts.
500
What feature about Greece's geography created dis-unity amongst its members?
What is the fact that Greece consists of many islands and it was spread out around a Sea, leading to being separated and a not united country?
500
What were the three seasons in Ancient Egypt?
What is the Flooding Season, the Growing Season, and the Harvest Season?
500
Why did the Mesopotamians settled where they did?
What is they settled between two rivers because it created fertile farm land, leading to the first civilization?