Ancient Civilizations

Spartan children were forced to leave their homes to train at what age?

What was the main goal of Buddhism?

What Ancient Civilization invented Cuneiform?

Why did Darius invade Greece?

when each worker specializes in a particular task or job

Was chosen as Atzec capital because an eagle was seen with a snake in its mouth on a cactus.

Chichen Itza and Tikal are both ________________ cities.

The hominid skeleton of ____________ discovered by Donald Johanson was over 3.2 million years old,

Who was the first king of Rome?

Ancient Egyptians created mummies because

All of the following modern day countries would be found in Mesopotamia EXCEPT

________________________ is a celebration of the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

The most fertile soil in Egypt was located in a triangular area called the

The Nile River gifted Egypt in all of the following EXCEPT

The Incas lived high in the Andes Mountains in _______.

Emperor Shi Huang Di is know for all of the following EXCEPT

Egyptian Writing System

What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common

In order to allow soldiers to travel quicker, what did the Romans build throughout their empire?

The major Olmec city that contained raised mounds and large stone monuments was _________________

The chief god of the Olmec was the ________________.

Swore an oath on an alter as a child to be an enemy of Rome for life and fought againt them in the Second Punic War

Moon shaped region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where Mesopotamia was

Egyptians were best known for building

Greek mathematician found the relationship between the sides of triangles and came up with his own theorem (a2 +b2= c2)?

According to Buddhism, what is the main cause of suffering in the world

The Code of Hammurabi contained 282 laws and listed a punishment for each crime. One of Hammurabi's laws is .......?

Type of government in which people rule themselves

4 most significant Chinese dynasties were the Shang, the Han, the Zhou,and the

What animal did Ancient Indian Warriors often ride into battle?

Why did Alexander the Great fail to conquer India?

The Sumerians studied mathematics and created all of the following EXCEPT

The process of rebirth

Three main Hindu gods are Brahma, Shiva, and

What was the name of the Roman mountain that erupted and buried the cities of Herculean and Pompeii?

The Mayan mathematical system was based on the number ______________.

The Persians defeated the Greeks at the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 B.C.

The name of the military strategy invented by the Spartans

The Nile River is the longest river in the world. It is over

The Greek word _________ means "rule of the people".

The Incas were known for their jewelry made out of ______________.

The name of the river that runs through Rome and connects it to the Mediterranean Sea was

What was an achievement of the Harappan Civilization?

The various groups that made up the Aztec Empire all spoke the _______________ language.

The first code of laws was

What was discovered in 1799 that helped to read Hieroglyphics

Disease brought by the Spanish that killed over half of the Aztec population.

Which of the following is NOT a modern-day country where the Maya civilization once stood?

Roman soldiers locked shields in a formation called a _________ that protected them from falling arrows and enemy blows.

What was the name of the Greek woman who challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider?

More than 1,000 drawings of animals, plants, humans, and geometric shapes found on the plains of southeastern Peru.

With 76 entrances, and the ability to seat at least 45,000 spectators, the name of the biggest sports stadium in Rome?

The Roman Empire reached all the way into all of the following continents EXCEPT

An Incan city in the Andes Mountains discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911.

Meaning "handy human", they were the first human ancestor to use simple stone tools with their hands.

___________________ were the first of our ancestors to leave Africa, as evidenced by fossils found in Europe and Asia.

Who was the King of the Greek Gods?

What was the importance of the Rosetta Stone?

What Greek god would not let Odysseus return home?

How did Alexander the Great solve the Gordian Knot?