Pre-History
New Stone Age
What is Neolithic?
Ancient Egypt was ruled by these kings who claimed to be gods.
What were Pharaohs?
These Greek City States fought each other in the Peloponnesian Wars.
Who were Athens and Sparta?
This man was Dictator of Rome.
Who was Julius Caesar?
Type of Government where everyone votes.
What is a Democracy?
Old Stone Age
What is Paleolithic?
This famous Babylonian ruler was known for his code of laws.
Who was Hammurabi?
The Battle of Marathon was fought between Athens and this powerful Empire.
What was the Persian Empire?
The original government of Rome, prior to the rise of the Emperors. (Hint: The higher house of the US Congress uses the same name.)
What is the Senate?
Who was Carthage?
Following the stone age, this age was named for metal used in making tools. (Hint: the metal is made by mixing copper and tin.)
What is the Bronze Age?
Seasonal wind patterns that bring lots of rain to southern Asia.
What are Monsoons?
This famous Greek Poet was known for writing the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who was Homer?
This Emperor rewrote the calendar to add two months, names for himself and his father.
Who was Caesar Augustus (Octavian)?
The Greeks believed all heroes had this, excellence in battle or struggle.
What is Arete?
Shift from hunter/gatherer society, to systematic agriculture.
What is the Neolithic Revolution
The earliest known form of writing, from Mesopotamia
What is Cuneiform?
The Spartan "boot camp", boys underwent this starting at age 7.
What is the Agoge?
The noble class of Rome was called this.
What are Patricians?
Rock like remains of organic materials.
What are fossils?
The name of the female Australopithecus (earliest known upright walking hominid).
Who is Lucy?
Founded by Laozi, this philosophy literally means the way.
What is Taoism/Daoism?
Short of death, this was the worst punishment you could receive from Athens. You were banned from the city-state for 10 years.
What is Ostracism?
Rome was said to have fallen in 476, when this Barbarian became Emperor of Rome.
Who was Odoacer?
This famous battle saw 300 Spartans (as well as other Greeks) fight an massive army of Persians.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?