8th Grade Game 6

The 12 month calendar was invented by the....

Named Christianity the official Roman religion. Moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople

Conquered by Rome.  Contributed to religion, architecture, theater, literature, & education.

Timbuktu, Kings, university, trade center, Africa

The first alphabet, using sounds instead of drawings was invented by the...

Mecca, Muslims, Muhammad

The two major rivers in Mesopotamia are...

The land between the two Middle east rivers where the Babylonians lived was called...

Old Testament, monotheism, Jesus was not the Son of God

kharma, Nirvana, meditation

The people who conquered all of the Middle East, from the Mediterranean around 500 BC 

fruit tree, dharma, polytheism, reincarnation

The first people to have a religion with just one god instead of many were the...

Body of water important to both Roman & Greek empires for fishing, ship building, and trade.

aqueducts, columns, arches

Early Romans worshipped many Gods. This practice is called________. 

In the middle ages the _____ was the head of the Christian Church.

The early form of Roman government in which representatives were chosen by the people.

The mountain range that extends the length of the Italian peninsula. 

Roman military general, won a civil war, made himself dictator, assassinated by senators. 

Birthplace of democracy, Sparta, Athens, Olympic Games

This ancient civilization decorated walls & floors with mosaics, pieces of tile in a pattern.