Ancient Civilizations

Mesopotamia is located in southwest 

_______________ was the Egyptian god of the afterlife.  

_______________________ was China's first great thinker and teacher.  

_________________ were the record keepers.  

What sea borders Egypt, Greece, and Rome?

Egypt is located in northeastern 

The Nile River flows

Archaeologists are people who 

Where did most early inhabitants of China settle?

The term circa or c. is used in front of a date when the exact year of the event is 

Who had the most status in Roman society?

Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery were called 

Hammurabi is best known for his code of ________________.

What percent of Greece is covered in mountains?  

Egyptian system of writing is called 

The philosophy of ________________ believes in harsh laws and strict punishments.  

True or False: Paleolithic people hunted and gathered to survive.  

The ruler of ancient Egypt was called 

Athens, Greece had a __________________ democracy.

The first civilization was located in 

Paleolithic people were the first to use _______________ - tools or methods to help humans. 

Athenians started a form of  government which gave their citizens power.  What is this called?

To protect the pharaoh's body, the Egyptians developed a process called 

All male citizens of Athens were part of the 

Domesticate means to ____________________ animals and plants for human use.

In the Neolithic Age people started _____________________.

Would a history textbook be an example of a primary or secondary source?

The Great Pyramid at Giza was built for Pharaoh 

The flooding season of the Nile was called 

Would a diary entry be an example of a primary or secondary source?

___________________ built the world's first empire.

Archaeologists dig up and study 

_____________________ allowed farmers in Mesopotamia to grow plenty of crops.

Specialization is the development of different kinds of ___________________.

Most people in Egypt settled in the ________________ and  ______________.

The Sumerians believed in many gods or were ______________________.

A city-state had its own _______________________ and was independent.  

A ____________ is a form of government where the leader is elected by citizens who vote.  

I am the greatest woman pharaoh to rule Egypt.  Who am I?

The southern peninsula of Greece is called the 

Over time, ancient Egypt was ruled by ____________ dynasties.  

Egyptians wrote on a reed plant called 

The word revolution refers to ____________________ that greatly affect many areas of life. 

The _________________ was a large network of trade routes stretching 4,000 miles through China.

The Romans settled on the _____________ River.

The people of Sumer developed a system of writing called 

Some historians consider the _________ revolution the most important event in human history.  

The _______________ River is the world's longest river.  

Paleolithic people were _____________________ or always on the move.  

Historians are people who 

What was the highest position in the Roman Republic?

Mesopotamia means, "the land between the ______________"

The world's largest desert is the 

Otzi the Iceman lived about _________________ years ago. 

Civilization in Mesopotamia began in the valleys of the ______________ & ___________ rivers.

Who could veto in the Roman Republic?

An area of flat low land is a ____________________.

Which group in the Roman Republic were the law-makers?