Mesopotamia Location: Middle East
Developed a writing system: Cuneiform
Worshiped in a building called: Ziggurat
Area: Called Fertile Crescent. Good for farming.
Mesopotamia Present Day: Iraq
Egypt
Mummification: Preserve the Dead
Pyramids: Tombs
Hieroglyphics: System of writing
Nile River: Without it, Egypt would die.
China Location:
Controlled by Dynasties: Families in power
Invented many things such as: Fireworks and Kites
Built the Great Wall: Protection
India
Mt. Everest: Tallest Peak in the World
Religion: Hinduism
Greece
Mythology: Zeus, Apollo
Democracy: People have a say in government
Philosophers: People who sit and think
Rome: Located in Italy
Colosseum: Used for Entertainment, Battles, Garbage dump
Gladiators: Fight to the Death
Number System: Roman Numerals
Mesoamerica
Inca Maya Aztecs
Inca Machu Piccu-lost city Stone work Pyramids Messengers
Maya Astronomy Calendar Concept of zero Written language- hieroglyphics Pyramids Farming-raised fields, canals, corn
Aztecs Capital city: Tenochtitlan –Temples and pyramids Warriors
Spanish Conquistadors Aztecs conquered by Cortez in 1521 Inca conquered by Pizzaro in 1533 Maya-only theories about what happened to them.