Coach Dunn Exam

A broad, marshy, triangular area of land formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river: ____

a system of government in which all citizens share in running the government

What time in the past does “prehistoric” refer to? ________

_______ was considered the “gift of the Nile.”

The _________ is the longest river in the world.

The word philosophy means

This region, was the site of the first civilization_________

Choose the oldest work of literature:

. An _____ is a skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand.

The Neolithic Revolution refers to a time when early humans: _______

The resting place after death for the kings in the Old Egyptian Kingdom: _____

This is the belief in many gods: _____

_____ is the land located between the Tigris and Euphrates River.

A priest or priestesses who could tell the future:

. _____ is a system of writing that the Sumerian scribes created which means “wedge-shaped.”

a system of government in which few people hold power

Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia

Groups of travelers are called: _________

The writing system of Ancient Egypt which means “sacred carvings” _________

became king of Macedonia at age 20

Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their:

A.D. means: ______

______ was the first set of laws in the world and was able to unify the city-states of Babylon

Considered to be the greatest historians of the ancient world

______ involves embalming and drying a dead corpse to prevent it from decaying.

The Paleolithic Age = __________

A person who takes power by force and rules with total authority

This Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad & The Odyssey

The process of mummification was connected to the Egyptian belief in: _____

A traditional story about gods or goddesses

A people’s way of life, including: customs, family life, and social relationships, is called that people’s: ______

Irrigation refers to: _______

the Spartan name for an enslaved worker

. A stone which contained inscriptions in three languages, including hieroglyphics: ______

In what way did a boy’s life in Athens differ from a boy’s life in Sparta?

B.C. means: ______

A Group of foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows

a Greek city-state:

a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people

Student of Socrates who wrote The Republic

Thinkers who created new bodies of knowledge w teaching subjects such as history, political sciences, biology, and logic

A long poem about heroic deeds:

The Neolithic Age = __________

The belief in a single god: _______

Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?

founded by Alexander in Egypt

_________ is the word for Egyptian King.

Who is considered to be the “father of history”?