Maps/Timelines
Early Man / Mesopotamia
Rome
Greece
Egypt
Aztecs
100
Which of the following is the earliest year?
17 A.D.
1010 B.C.
1000 B.C.
1001 B.C.
1001 B.C.
100
Archeologists believe that human life began in _____.
Africa
100
A type of government in which citizens elect people to represent them is called a _______.
republic
100
The Olympic games in Ancient Greece were held so that the Greeks could ____.
honor their gods
100
The Nile River empties into _________.
the Mediterranean Sea
100
The Aztecs lived in what today is known as _____.
Mexico
200
Which continent is blue? 
Europe
200
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans ______.
developed agriculture
200
Why was Julius Caesar assassinated?
The senate believed he was becoming too powerful.
200
The Spartan way of life focused on ______.
Military, discipline, strength, duty
200
The main purpose of Egyptian pyramids was _______.
tombs for the rich and powerful
200
Chinampas
300
A.D. means the same as ______
B.C.
B.C.E.
C.E.
C.E.
300
The river valleys of the Tigris-Euphrates and the Nile were centers of civilization because they ______.
provided a means of transportation and irrigation.
300
Pax Romana is famous for ______.
Peaceful development of trade
new scientific and architectural innovations
300
Athens was not a true democracy because ______.
Not everyone in Athens could become a citizen.
300
What artifact was the key to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
300
Who was the leader of the Aztecs when they fell?
Montezuma
400
Which region of the U.S. is this? 
northeast
400
Who was the first leader to establish and write a unified code of laws?
Hammurabi
400
The family of languages that developed from Latin are called _____.
Romance languages
400
It was difficult to unite early Greece under a single government because _____.
The geography of the region caused the city-states to be isolated.
400
Who were the rulers of Ancient Egypt who were viewed as “god-kings”?
pharaohs
400
Aztecs crushed beetles to create ____.
tinta roja
500
What type of map is this?
physical map
500
The hunter-gatherer way of life made it impossible for people to live _____.
in permanent settlements
500
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
Constantine
500
Homer tells a story about a wooden horse in the city of _____.
Troy
500
What was unusual about King Tut's reign?
He was a child
500
What was the major disadvantage that caused the Aztecs to fall?
They didn't have resistance to diseases
They didn't have metal armaments