Unit 1 Ancient Civilizations WH

What desert provided a natural barrier to any enemies of Egypt?

Who was the youngest Pharaoh in ancient Egypt?

Athens was defeated by who in 404 B.C. during the Peloponnesian Wars?

The world's first civilization was located where?

This Greek city-state was known for its strong military government. 

This leader conquered from Greece to India. He was only 20 when he took the throne.

The Middle East is the world's largest producer of what product?

Civilization started within this area of the world. Which area was it?

This religion was the first to believe in one God. There religious text is the Torah. 

The United States is a direct democracy.

The Middle East today is made up of all of these countries EXCEPT?

The world's first University was known as what?

What ancient civilization was the world's largest trading center of the ancient world?

This Egyptian invention was the first to keep track of time throughout the day. 

Civilization was made possible because of the advances in what?

This story or epic poem talks about the Trojan War.

The main purpose of Hammurabi's code was to do all of these things EXCEPT what?

An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest is?

This philosopher placed a large emphasis on family and a strong work ethic. 

The world's first city developed around 8,000 B.C. in the city of?

Sumer, Egypt, and China were all what type of civilizations?

Monotheistic is the belief in multiple gods.

Nomadic people tend to settle down where as Settled people tend to be on the move. 

These people believed in the gods Ra of the sun and Osiris.

An area of the earth with consistent cultural or physical characteristics is known as a what?

A piece of land that is almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.