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vocabulary
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
100
the raising of crops and animals for human use
What is agriculture
100
What were Hammurabi's Code of Laws based on?
What is equal retaliation
100
climate of Egypt and why it is important
What is hot, dry, helped preserve artifacts
100
2 characteristics of Sparta
What is focus on military, boys went to school at age 7, women strong mothers
100
Marketplace to meet and exchange ideas in ancient Rome, laws posted here
What is the forum
200
the training of plants and animals for human use
What is domestication
200
Mesopotamia was also known as
What is "Land between two rivers" or "cradle of civilization"
200
system of Egyptian writing made up of pictures and symbols
What is hieroglyphics
200
two characteristics of Athens
What is democracy, focus on learning and government, strong body and mind
200
a period of peace in ancient Rome, Began with Augustus and lasted 200 years, arts, sciences, architecture advanced
What is Pax Romana
300
an economic system in which private individuals own land, factories and other means of production
What is capitalism
300
temple of worship for gods/goddesses in ancient Mesopotamia, means "mountain of god" or "hill of heaven"
What is ziggurat
300
Name three uses of the Nile River
What is trade, transportation, protection, irrigation, bathing, food source, cooking, drinking
300
Athenian sculptor and philosopher, believed in absolute right and wrong
Who is Socrates
300
series of wars fought between Rome and Carthage, began with war over Sicily
What is the Punic Wars
400
the study of the remains of past cultures
What is archaeology
400
Mesopotamian system of wedge-shaped writing
What is cuneiform
400
name three gifts of the Nile
What is papyrus, silt, surplus of food/water
400
Greek philosopher, student of Plato, famous for Golden Mean
Who is Aristotle
400
ruling class of ancient Rome made up of wealthy landowners
What is patricians
500
an idea important to the Renaissance that focused on human values and what people can achieve in this world
What is humanism
500
Hammurabi did this to gain control of other villages
What is cut off water supply by putting a dam in river to block flow
500
King Narmer was known for this
What is unifying Upper and Lower Egypt
500
this famous poet wrote the Illiad and Odyssey, two epic poems teaching courage and honor
Who is Homer
500
2 top government officials in ancient Rome, in charge of army, could veto each other's decisions
What is consuls