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For Mrs. Velders 6th grade social studies class of 2019.
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1
Who was Menes?
One of the few women pharaohs of Egypt.
New Kingdom pharaoh who drove out the Hyksos.
Pharaoh who ruled from the age 9-19.
King of Upper Egypt. He united upper and lower Egypt.
2
What religious beliefs did the ancient Egyptians follow?
Polytheism
Christianity
Judaism
Monotheism
3
What is irrigation?
An extra supply of something such as crops.
The raising of crops and animals for human use.
The watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes.
The training of plants and animals to be meet human needs.
4
What is chronological order?
The order in which events happen.
The reverse order in which events happen.
5
What was mummification?
Process in which mummies are created to represent people.
Process in which toilet paper is made.
Process in which a corpse can be preserved intentionally.
Process in which people are buried alive.
6
Who was Anubis?
Female goddess in ancient Egyptian religion.
Jackal headed god in ancient Egyptian religion.
Human like god in ancient Egyptian religion.
God of the dead in ancient Egyptian religion.
7
Who is Homer?
Greek philosopher- private tutor of Alexander the Great.
Athenian general who led Athens during war with Sparta.
Greek philosopher and student of Socrates.
Ancient Greek poet: teller of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
8
What is a secondary source?
A first hand account of history or an artifact.
A record of the past that is based on primary sources.
9
Who was Julius Caesar?
First emperor to rule Rome, he won the civil war.
Roman general who became Rome's dictator, got assassinated.
Jackal-headed god in Egyptian mythology.
Member of noble families who controlled Rome early on.
10
Who were the Sumerians?
The watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes.
Very first civilization in history located in Mesopotamia.
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
The kings of ancient Egypt.
11
What was domestication?
An extra supply of something such as crops.
The training of plants and animals to be meet human needs.
The raising of crops and animals for human use.
A group of lands and governments ruled by one culture.
12
Who is King Tut?
Famous pharaoh who ruled Egypt at a very young age.
A commoner.
A famous Egyptian farmer.
Roman general who became Rome's dictator.
13
What is an empire?
The southern part of Egypt.
A group of lands and governments ruled by one culture.
The northern part of Egypt.
The title used by the rulers of Egypt.
14
Who was Socrates?
Greek philosopher and student of Socrates.
Ancient Greek poet: story teller of the Iliad and Odyssey.
Philosopher who discussed values, was sentenced to death.
Athenian general who led Athens during war with Sparta.
15
What is a cartouche?
An Athenian general who led Athens during war with Sparta.
A group of hieroglyphs place in an oval shaped name plate.
The name of city-states in ancient Greece.
Removal of the lungs, stomach, liver and the intestines.
16
Who was Ahmose?
King of Upper Egypt and he united upper and lower Egypt.
Pharaoh who ruled from the age 9-19.
Pharaoh who drove out the Hyksos from Egypt.
One of the few women pharaohs of Egypt.
17
What is a monarchy?
A small group of people who rule a civilization.
The people of the country have equal rights.
The name of city-states in ancient Greece
When royalty (kings & queens) rule their people.
18
Who were the Hyksos?
Invaders of Egypt in between the Middle and New Kingdoms.
A small group of people who rule a civilization.
One of the few women pharaohs of Egypt.
The famous Egyptologist who discovered the King Tut's tomb.
19
What is a primary source?
A first hand account of history or an artifact.
A record of the past that is based on original sources.
20
What was Hammurabi´s Code of Law?
The first written set of laws in human history.
Hammurabi´s personal code for himself.
A code of law used to govern Egypt.
The ethical code used by Hammurabi as he governed.
21
What is natron?
Embalmers used to dry out the body during mummification.
A salt that was often used to season food.
Tool embalmers used to get the brain out of a body.
A rock that was decorative in ancient Egypt.
22
What is longitude?
A map that shows boundaries, towns, etc.
Lines on a map that run WEST and EAST of the Prime Meridian.
A record of the past that is based on primary sources.
Map that shows natural features such as lakes and mountains.
23
What is a political map?
A map that shows ZIP codes of certain areas.
A map that shows the Earth´s surface.
Map that shows natural features such as lakes and mountains.
Map that shows boundaries, towns, etc.
24
What is the Nile river?
The river utilized by the Sumerian´s to survive.
The world's longest river.
The world´s shortest river.
The river utilized by the Mesopotamian´s to survive.
25
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Very first civilization in world history.
Fertile region shaped like a crescent moon.
The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
26
What was the order of the Egyptian social period?
Lowest: Priests Highest: Pharaoh
Lowest: Slaves, merchants, etc. Highest: Pharaoh
Lowest: Pharaoh Highest: Slaves, merchants
Lowest: Slaves and merchants Highest: government officials
27
What are hieroglyphics?
Writing system of the ancient Romans.
Writing system of the ancient Egyptians.
Writing system of the ancient Sumerians.
Writing system of the ancient Babylonians.
28
Who was Alexander the Great?
King who conquered Greece, Persia, Egypt and Indus Valley.
Greek philosopher who discussed values, and religion.
Greek philosopher and student of Socrates.
Ancient Greek poet: story teller of the Iliad and Odyssey.
29
What was the Middle Kingdom?
The period where Egypt reunites.
Time period where ancient Egyptians created hieroglyphics.
The time of pyramid building in ancient Egypt.
Time period in ancient Egypt when Egypt became an empire.
30
What was a patrician?
First emperor to rule Rome.
Roman general who became dictator and was assassinated.
Ancient Roman commoner.
Member of noble families who controlled all power in Rome.
31
What was a sarcophagus?
A tomb for pharaohs.
A resting place for ancient Egyptian peasants.
Coffin used in ancient Egypt, used to bury important people.
A place where banished Egyptians would go.
32
How did Mummification Embalming work in ancient Egypt?
Heart and brain were removed first.
Lungs, stomach, liver and the intestines were removed.
The body was wrapped up how the person died.
Egyptians buried their dead with no mummification.
33
Who was Howard Carter?
A New Kingdom pharaoh.
Famous Egyptologist who discovered King Ahmose´s tomb.
Famous Egyptologist who discovered Queen Hatsheput.
Famous Egyptologist who discovered King Tut's tomb.
34
What is the Valley of the Kings?
The burial place of at least 30 Mesopotamian kings.
The burial place of at least 30 Middle Kingdom pharaohs.
The burial place of at least 30 New Kingdom pharaohs.
The burial place of at least 30 Old Kingdom pharaohs.
35
What was considered upper Egypt?
The southern part of Egypt.
The northern part of Egypt.
36
What is a timeline?
Diagram that shows when events happened over periods of time
A line that displays different time-zones.
A diagram that labels things in chronological order.
37
What is Babylon?
Second civilization of Mesopotamia, conquered the Sumerians.
The northern part of Egypt.
The southern part of Egypt.
The very first civilization in world history.
38
What is a polis?
A small group of people who rule a civilization.
The name of city-states in ancient Greece.
Area in Greek cities used as a marketplace/meeting place.
When royalty (kings & queens) rule their people.
39
What is a democracy?
People of a country have equal rights make decisions for gov
The name of city-states in ancient Greece.
A small group of people who rule a civilization.
When royalty (kings & queens) rule their people.
40
What was the Rosetta Stone?
The ancient Egyptian system of writing.
A type of salt found along the Nile river.
A covered jar used in Egyptian burials.
An ancient Egyptian stele written in 3 different languages.
41
Who was Pericles?
Greek philosopher and student of Socrates.
Greek philosopher who discussed values, and religion.
Greek philosopher- private tutor of Alexander the Great.
Athenian general who led Athens during war with Sparta.
42
What is agriculture?
The raising of crops and animals for human use.
An extra supply of something such as crops.
The training of plants and animals to be meet human needs.
Drawings on caves left by people of the OSA.
43
What were the Persian Wars?
The wars fought between Greece and Persia.
A war fought for supremacy in Greece from 431 to 404 BC.
44
Who was Augustus?
Famous pharaoh who ruled Egypt at a very young age.
Roman king of Egypt who worked under Alexander the Great.
First emperor to rule Rome, started the Pax-Romana.
Roman general who became dictator and was assassinated.
45
What made the Fertile Crescent a fertile place in the middle of the desert?
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
The Nile river.
The Yellow river.
The Mississippi river.
46
What is latitude?
A record of the past that is based on primary sources.
Lines on a map that measure WEST/EAST of the Prime Meridian
A primary source of history.
Lines on a map that measure NORTH and SOUTH of the Equator.
47
Who was Hatsheput?
Pharaoh who ruled from the age 9-19.
One of the few women pharaohs of Egypt. Organized trade.
King of Upper Egypt and he united upper and lower Egypt.
New Kingdom pharaoh who drove out the Hyksos.
48
Who is Plato?
Greek philosopher- private tutor of Alexander the Great.
Athenian general who led Athens during war with Sparta.
Greek philosopher and student of Socrates.
Ancient Greek poet: teller of the Iliad and the Odyssey
49
What is a scribe?
The beliefs in many gods and goddesses.
The order in which events happen.
Professional writer who keeps official documents.
World's longest river, which flows north through Africa.
50
Who was Tutankhamen?
New Kingdom pharaoh who drove out the Hyksos.
Pharaoh who ruled from the age 9-19.
King of Upper Egypt and he united upper and lower Egypt.
One of the few women pharaohs of Egypt.
51
What is Lower Egypt?
The northern part of Egypt.
The southern part of Egypt.
52
How do you determine BC to BC or AD to AD?
BC to BC or AD to AD dates. - You SUBTRACT
BC to BC or AD to AD dates. - You ADD
53
What is an acropolis?
Central area in Greek cities, marketplace and meeting place.
Large hill in Greek cities where discussions took place.
A form of government in which citizens elect representatives
The name of city-states in ancient Greece.
54
What was the Roman Republic?
The Roman Republic was a democracy.
A king and queen have control.
A small class of wealthy individuals rule.
Elected representatives represent citizens in government.
55
What is an oligarchy?
A small group of people who rule a civilization.
When royalty (kings & queens) rule their people.
Government for the people and by the people.
The name of city-states in ancient Greece.
56
What were the Peloponnesian Wars?
A war fought between Sparta and Persia.
A war fought between Greece and Persia.
War fought for supremacy in Greece between Athens and Sparta
A war fought between Greece and Peloponnesia.
57
What was Mesopotamia?
The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
The very first civilization in world history.
58
What is a patrician?
An Athenian general.
Member of noble families who controlled power in Rome early.
A commoner of ancient Rome.
A professional writer who keeps records.
59
What was the Golden Age of Athens?
A period of rebellion against the Athenian government.
A period of great peace, prosperity, and happiness.
A period of great destruction, and chaos in Rome.
A period of great war, and fighting.
60
What is the Old Kingdom?
The time of pyramid building building in ancient Egypt.
The time period in ancient Egypt when Egypt became an empire
61
How did Alexander the Great expand Greek culture?
Forcing the Greek culture on subjects he colonized.
Giving conquered nations a choice of which culture to adopt.
Conquering lands and letting them have their own tradition.
Slowly introducing it into countries he conquered.
62
What is oral tradition?
The passing of history, beliefs or customs by word of mouth.
The raising of crops and animals for human use.
The order in which events happen.
The training of plants and animals to be meet human needs.
63
What was the New Kingdom?
The period where Egypt reunites.
The time of pyramid building in ancient Egypt.
Time period in ancient Egypt when it became an empire.
A small group of people who ruled civilization.
64
What is a polis?
When royalty (kings & queens) rule their people.
Area in Greek cities used as a marketplace/meeting place.
The name of city-states in ancient Greece.
A small group of people who rule a civilization.
65
Who was Hammurabi?
King of the Babylonian empire & creator of the Code of Laws.
New Kingdom pharaoh who drove out the Hyksos.
A writer who kept records and documents in the ancient world
King of Upper Egypt and he united upper and lower Egypt.
66
Describe the geography of ancient Greece?
Flat and grassy, very suitable for agriculture.
Rocky & Mountainous, many islands, and peninsulas.
67
What is a physical map?
A map that shows boundaries, towns, etc.
Map that shows natural features such as lakes and mountains.
68
What was a pharaoh?
A professional writer who keeps records/official documents.
The beliefs in many gods and goddesses.
Title used by the rulers of Egypt. Considered sons of gods.
Coffin used in ancient Egypt, used to bury important people.
69
What is a surplus?
An extra supply of something such as crops.
The raising of crops and animals for human use.
The training of plants and animals to be meet human needs.
The order in which events happen.
70
What is a plebian?
Greek philosopher- private tutor of Alexander the Great.
A period of great peace, prosperity, and happiness.
Member of noble families who controlled Rome early on.
A commoner.
71
What is an agora?
A central area in Greek cities. A marketplace/meeting place.
A group of lands and peoples ruled by one government.
The beliefs in many gods and goddesses.
A period of great peace, prosperity, and happiness.
72
What are cave paintings?
Drawings on caves meant to tell stories of hunting, etc.
A painting on a cave wall.
73
How do you determine AD to BC or BC to AD?
AD to BC or BC to AD dates. - You SUBTRACT
AD to BC or BC to AD dates. - You ADD
74
Who was Aristotle?
Athenian general who led Athens during war with Sparta.
Ancient Greek poet: story teller of the Iliad and Odyssey.
Greek philosopher and student of Socrates.
Greek philosopher- private tutor of Alexander the Great.
75
What is polytheism?
A belief in one god or goddess.
A group of lands and governments ruled by one culture.
The passing of history, beliefs or customs by word of mouth.
A belief in more than one god or goddess.
76
What is a canopic jar?
A jar used to store jam.
A jar used to store relics of dead relatives.
A jar used to protect meat from the humidity of Egypt.
Jar used in burials to hold internal organs from a body.
77
What is a primary source?
The passing of history, beliefs or customs by word of mouth.
Source of history that is a first hand account or artifact.
A group of lands and governments ruled by one culture.
The order in which events happen.
