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Ancient Civilizations
Egypt/Mesopotamia
China/India
Greece
Grab Bag
100
the time before writing was invented
What is prehistory?
100
Nile River and the Sahara Desert
What are important geographical features of Egypt?
100
Yellow River, Yangtze River, Himalaya Mts, Gobi Desert
What are geographical features of China?
100
Mythology - stories about gods and goddesses
What is ancient Greek religion?
100
Philip's son who wanted to conquer the world.
Who is Alexander the Great?
200
They lived as nomads and hunters and gatherers, moving from place to place in search of food.
What is how humans lived before the Agricultural Revolution?
200
Tigris River, Euphrates River, Asia Minor
What are important geographic features of Mesopotamia?
200
Indus River, Ganges River, Himalaya Mts, Hindu Kush, Ghats
What are the geographic features of India?
200
The Minoans who lived on the island of Crete.
What was the earliest Greek civilization?
200
Worshipped their ancestors.
What was the religion in ancient China?
300
Humans learned to farm and domesticate animals.
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
300
The first written code of law.
What was Hammurabi famous for?
300
Grid patterns, indoor plumbing, large food storage areas
What are characteristics of Ancient Indian cities?
300
The story of the Trojan War.
What is the Illiad?
300
Greek city-state that built a strong military.
What is Sparta?
400
People were able to settle in one place, populations grew, and cities began to form.
What is what happened because of the Agricultural Revolution?
400
Strong belief in the after life, mummification, ceremonial burials, pharaoh is a god on earth.
What are religious beliefs of the Egyptians?
400
A strict societal system that determined where you lived, what jobs you could work, and who you could marry.
What is the caste system?
400
Sparta and Athens
What are two Greek City-States?
500
Calendars, Government, Division of Labor, Religious beliefs, Writing systems.
What are characteristics of a civilization?
500
Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians
What are three groups that settled in Mesopotamia?
500
Buddhism and Hinduism
What are the two religions that originated in India?
500
He conquered the Greek city-states using the phalanx.
Who is Philip of Macedonia?
500
He was the first dictator of Rome. He was killed by "friends" who feared his power.
Who is Julius Caesar?