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Recall the Ancient World while playing classroom baseball! Single Question 1 Question 13 Question 2 Question 14 Question 3 Question 15 Question 4 Question 16 Question 5 Question 17 Question 6 Question 18 Question 7 Question 19 Question 8 Question 20 Question 9 Question 21 Question 10 Question 22 Question 11 Question 23 Question 12 Question 24 Double Triple Question 1 Question 8 Question 2 Question 9 Question 3 Question 10 Question 4 Question 11 Question 1 Question 6 Question 2 Question 7 Question 3 Question 5 Question 12 Question 4 Question 9 Question 5 Question 10 Question 6 Question 13 Question 7 A word that means the time before the written record. PREHISTORY This specialist studies artifacts and often manages an excavation. ARCHEOLOGIST The first civilization known as “the land between the two rivers”. MESOPOTAMIA According to DNA research human life began on the continent of ______________. AFRICA A specialist who would study stone and the movement of rocks would be called a _______________________. GEOLOGIST The Babylonian Emperor who created the first uniform code of law. HAMMURABI When early humans started walking on two feet they were ___________. BIPEDAL Specialists that study the remains of early hominids would be called __________________. PALEOANTHROPOLOGISTS The first form of writing created by the Sumerians was called ____________. CUNEIFORM A society with an advanced government, religious structure, culture and writing system would be called a _____________. CIVILIZATION A walled city surrounded by farmland and countryside having its own government is called a ________________. CITY-STATE Early humans populated many of the continents by moving from one place to another or ________________. MIGRATING The sacred ancient text of Judaism is called the __________________. TORAH The Ancient Egyptian process of preserving the skin and flesh of a corpse and wrapping it in linen was called ________________. MUMMIFICATION When Moses led the Jewish people out of slavery in Egypt to the promised land of Israel this was called the _______________. EXODUS Great Egyptian architectural structures built to protect the body of the pharaoh and display the greatness of Egypt were called _______. PYRAMIDS A form of government first created by the Athenians that meant “rule by the people” was called ______________. DEMOCRACY An Ancient Greek value that means to be intelligent and creative. INGENUITY Games of sport which included track, discus throwing and wrestling created by the Ancient Greeks and continue to this day. OLYMPICS The first Ancient Greek civilization that specialized in trading. The island held many resources for survival. Known for its wonderful ships it was called ______________. MINOAN/CRETE These early Greeks lived on the mainland and farmed wheat, grapes and olives. Along with fishing they were a war-like culture and were called _________________. MYCENAEAN/MYCENAE Thesseus slaying the Minotaur would be an example of a legend or a myth? LEGEND Which Greek city-state encouraged girls to exercise? SPARTA Which form of Greek government has an king that hands power over to his/her child? MONARCHY Why are artifacts such as a copper-headed axe and bowls with ancient writing significant to historians? They help historians construct the story and culture of past societies. Name the kinds of specialist that could answer the following questions at Laetoli. How the footprints were formed? How old the foot prints are? What species made these footprints? Chemist-dated the Early Human footprints Geologist-figured out that the footprints were preserved in the cooling of a volcanic eruption Paleoanthropologist – analyzed the hominid footprints Name the 3 types of early hominids that are ancestors to human beings by their (Homo genus) and one of their capabilities. Homo habilis – handy man Homo erectus – man who stands upright Homo sapien neanderthalensis – thinking man What are 2 differences between Neanderthals and modern humans? • Neanderthals had a broader bone structure including a protruding forehead • Neanderthals had larger muscles and were stronger • Neanderthals were on average shorter than modern humans Explain the benefits of the Neolithic Revolution Farming and the domestication of animals created a surplus of food that was one of the factors that led to civilization What was one benefit and one disadvantage to living in the Fertile Crescent?? It was better for farming crops because of the proximity to the rivers. People lived closely together and frequently fought wars over resources. Name 2 reasons why Herodotus called Egypt “the gift of the Nile”? The Nile gave Egypt water for their crops, silt during the Inundation to fertilize their crops, a means of transportation and it attracted wild life. What are 2 ways the invention of agriculture change the way people lived. People were able to stay in one place Build Permanent Homes Larger Communities Specialized Jobs • List 2 (not yet mentioned) achievements of the Sumerians • Wheel • Plow • Cuneiform, the first writing system What is one of the 3 languages on the Rosetta Stone and why is this slab of rock so important to historians? • Hieroglyphics • Demotic • Greek • It help Historians understand/translate Hieroglyhics Compare and contrast the Minoans and the Mycenaeans. (Use 2 facts to do this.) • The Minoans lived on the island of Crete • The Mycenaeans live on the the mainland • The Minoans originated the basis of Greek culture and were peaceful • The Mycenaeans farmed and were war-like List 2 items exported by the Kush • Gold • Leather • Iron Compare the monotheistic religion of the Ancient Hebrews and the polytheistic religion of the Ancient Egyptians. Give 2. • Ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods such as Osiris, Isis and Horus. • The Ancient Hebrews worshipped one God. • The Ancient Egyptians thought their leader, the pharaoh was a god. • The Ancient Hebrews thought God communicated with some of their leaders, but they were not considered to be gods. • The Ancient Egyptians thought that a person had to have done many acts of kindness to enter the life after death and had extensive embalming rituals. • The Ancient Hebrews developed an influential system of morality that honored God and humans. The Torah contained the 10 commandments which all the Hebrews were to follow. Explain the latest expert theory about how and why Otzi died. Support your theory with 2 pieces of evidence • Otzi’s copper-headed axe show was a rare object and shows he was a • • • • person of great importance. Blood stains and healing would examined by experts show that he was attacked but survived 10 days before his died. The moss and other coniferous residue found on his person indicated he had journeyed quickly into various parts of the Alps as if in hiding. The arrows found on Otzi were unfinished as if he had to leave quickly. • The copper-headed axe was not takes. OTZI WAS ATTACKED EARLIER AND THEN STALKED BY YOUNGER CLANSMEN. AFTER HIS HE WAS KILLED AN ARROW (SHOWN IN A CT SCAN) SO THAT TEY COULD LEAD THE CLAN. Name 3 Mesopotamian leaders and what they were known for. • SARGON – 1st Emperor • HAMMURABI – Unified law code • ASSURBANIPAL - aqueducts • NEBADCHADNEZZAR II – sundial and walls • GILGAMESH – built a great city and sought eternal life What was a Ziggurat used for in Mesopotamia? It was located in the center of the city-state. It was the home of the god for the city-state. Give 2 examples of Ancient Greek values and how are they modeled by characters in Greek stories. • Athleticism was modeled by Thesseus as he killed the Minotaur • Ariadne’s loyalty to her love Thesseus was shown as she gave him information to defeat the Minotaur. • Teamwork was shown by the Greeks as they built and hid in the Trojan Horse. After they successfully fought the Trojans. • Ingenuity and slyness was used by the Greeks in defeating the Minotaur. What belief was Abraham remembered for and describe one aspect of this idea? Abraham is considers as “the Father of the Hebrews”. Judaism was the first monotheistic religion. It was the founding principle of the Kingdom of Israel. The ideas of learning, respect, morality. How did tyranny lead to democracy in Ancient Athens? Tyrants in Athens were originally harsh to get people to obey the law. Gradually over hundreds of years they established an Assembly of citizens that was given all political power. Explain the relationship of The Kingdom of Kush with Ancient Egypt. Egypt conquered Kush and enslaved Kush for their resources. The Kingdom of Kush defeated and rebuilt Egypt. The Kingdom of Kush left Egypt under Assyrian Invasion. How did 3 of Mesopotamian/Sumerian accomplishments/inventions influence human progress? Metal working led to better weapons and was copied throughout the known world. Irrigation is a method of controlling water and bringing it to crops. Many writing systems and the very ideas of a writing system were inspired by cuneiform. Aspects of the Sumerian number system based on (60) are still in use: the 60 second minute, the 360 degree circle, etc.. Explain why the Kingdom of Kush made the most profit in ancient African trading. (2 reasons) Kush was located in between Ancient Egypt and the Kingdom of Kush. Because of their often strong military including expert archers, their resources and their geographical central location between the Central African Kingdoms and Egypt all trade had to go through their territories. Thus Kush made profit on their own goods but also those of Egypt and the Central African Kingdoms.