World History review

Egyptians used Geometry to build pyramids and to

Mesopotamians lived in

The river flowing through Egypt was the _______ river

Greece is on the continent of

Egyptian history is divided into ________ kingdoms

Polytheism is

Type of Government Athens had

The 25 year civil war between Sparta and Athens was the Peloponnesian war

Greece is surrounded by the Mediterranean, Ionean, and _____ sea

The food surplus led to

What played a significant role in the development of early civilizations such as Mesopotamia?

The leader of Egypt was the

The six characteristics of a civilization are Government, social structure, writing and

The concepts of trial by jury and innocent until proven guilty come from

Judaism was unique among the other ancient religions because

Only Adult males were considered citizens with rights

Mesopotamia is between the Tigris and _________ River

In the code of Hammurabi everyone was equal in the eyes of the law

Which was NOT a feature of the paleolithic age?

Philosopher who came up with the Socratic method

Greeks adopted the _________ which made reading and writing easier

Type of Government Sparta had

Why is the southern part of Egypt called upper Egypt?

Neolithic means

What started Greece's war with Persia

Greece's mountainous Geography caused isolated communities with their own culture

Which do we NOT get from ancient Greece

The civilization to develop the first written language was

The first set of written laws was the Code of

Greece had no one leader or central Govt. They were a bunch of independent city-states

The Nile provided transportation and _________ to the Egyptian people

Three great Philosophers of Ancient Greece are Socrates, Plato, and

The spreading of Greek culture throughout the non Greek world is known as

Which is NOT an invention of Mesopotamia?

Alexander the Great of Macedonia conquered Greece and the entire known world at the time

When Greeks colonized other lands, they were looking for good farmland and to trade

A Mesopotamian temple to the gods

How was Greece able to defeat Persia despite having a smaller army?

He introduced direct democracy to athens

The Ten Commandments help shape Western Civilization because

Ancient Egyptians were the first to use

Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Greece were all polytheistic

Sparta beat Athens in the Peloponnesian war

Women were considered citizens without rights

The Socratic Method is Question and answer in order to get people to think critically

Pyramids served as

Egypt was protected from invasion by

Paleolithic means

What major changes occurred during the neolithic revolution?

Mesopotamian writing was called