Ancient Culture
The belief in many Gods.
What is Polytheism?
This assembly was a group of lower class Romans who had a minimal say on their government.
What is the Council of Plebs?
This invention seen in the Predynastic Period of Egypt allowed people to use clay and stone to make useful containers and express their creativity.
What is pottery?
The Greek Pantheon was said to reside on this large geographical feature of Greece.
What is Mount Olympus?
This Macedonian general conquered a large empire.
Who is Alexander the Great?
The Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all thought hygiene was an important part of the life. Each civilizations constructed these structures used to stay clean.
What are baths?
These high-ranking officials in Rome were elected by a popular vote, but had to be a patrician to be eligible for office. They often had the final say on things.
Who are consuls?
This is what allowed the Romans to be such excellent engineers.
What is understanding physics?
The king of the Roman gods.
Who is Jupiter?
This Egyptian Pharaoh is known for his monumental building projects, his contributions to the Egyptian Empire, and his one hundred children.
Who is Ramses II?
This ancient language is the base of the "Romance Languages" today and is the root of many words we use in English.
What is Latin?
These local officials were in charge of smaller portions of the Kingdom of Egypt and later Egyptian Empire.
What are nomarchs/governors?
The practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops. It has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,000 years and was used by the Egyptians along the Nile.
What is irrigation?
This religion was tolerated and would be adopted as the official religion of Rome during the later part of the Roman Empire.
What is Christianity?
The teacher of Alexander the Great & one of the Socratic Philosophers.
Who is Aristotle?
Plato's theory of ________. These are intangible things like Justice, Love, and Truth that we are somehow supposed to know without being able to use our physical senses.
What is forms?
This role in the Roman magistrate was held by an elected Plebeian and was intended to give checks and balances on the Senate.
What is a Tribune?
The Romans invented an excellent form of concrete that is still standing today because its use of these types of rock.
What is volcanic?
The god of the funerary rites and guide to the afterlife in Ancient Egypt. Usually depicted with a jackal's head.
Who is Anubis?
This military general of Rome become a Dictator after winning a civil war. His heir and nephew would be Rome's first emperor. Et tu brute?
Who is Julius Caesar?
Harmony and balance in Ancient Egypt.
What is ma'at?
The second in command to the Egyptian Pharaohs.
What is a vizier?
This building is one of Mr. Underwood's top 10 favorite buildings. It's dome was the largest in the world for 1300 years and to present remains the largest unsupported dome in the world.
What is the Pantheon in Rome?
Translated as "magic," the ancient Egyptians believed that it was the underlying factor that gave the gods its power. It is also personified by a god.
What is Heka?
This man removed the last of the Etruscan kings of Rome and founded the Roman Republic.
Who is Lucius Junius Brutus?