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Mesopotamia
China
Rome
Egypt
Greece
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A Greek word
that means
“land between
the rivers”
What is
Mesopotamia?
A system of canals
and ditches
that supplies
water to crops
What is an
irrigation system?
The ancient people
who lived in
Sumer
Who are the
Sumerians?
A wall of earth
built to prevent a
river from
flooding its banks
What is a
levee?
The way a
civilization is
organized into
classes
What is
social structure?
The great trade
route that began
in China, stretched across
southern Asia, and ended
at the Mediterranean
Sea
What is the
Silk Road?
The most common
crop grown in
China
What is
rice?
The characteristics
needed in the soil
to grow rice
What are
wet and fertile?
The practice of
honoring ancestors
through rituals, such as
offering food and wine
to the dead
What is
ancestor worship?
He said that
the Chinese needed
to return to
ethics or moral
values
Who is
Confucius?
The two groups
in early
Roman society
What are the
plebeians and
patricians?
The two most
powerful magistrates
in the Roman
government
What are
consuls?
The public
meeting place and
heart of the city in
ancient Rome
What is the
Forum?
The slave who
led a revolt
and demanded
freedom of all
slaves
Who is
Spartacus?
The religion that
spread throughout
the Roman
Empire
What is
Christianity?
A huge
triangular-shaped
monument used
as a tomb
What is a
pyramid?
Another word for
a craftsperson
What is an
artisan?
A person who
does farm work
for wealthy
landowners
What is a
peasant?
A high-ranking
government
official who
advised the
pharaoh
What is a
vizier?
To treat a dead
body with
preservatives to
prevent it from
decaying
What is
embalming?
A period in
Athens of peace
and great
wealth
What is the
Golden Age?
A female
priest
What is a
priestess?
A person who
makes money
by selling
goods
What is a
merchant?
A single ruler
who inherits
power
What is a
monarch?
A person who
seizes power
illegally
What is a
tyrant?