ORACLESORACLES•Priests that Priests that were believed to were believed to receive receive messages from messages from the gods.the gods.

SKILLED ARTISANSSKILLED ARTISANS

•The Indus River The Indus River Valley people Valley people were considered were considered this.this.

PAKISTANPAKISTAN•The Indus The Indus River is found River is found in this present in this present day country.day country.

ANCESTORSANCESTORS•From whom From whom people are people are descended from descended from or come from.or come from.

CHARACTERSCHARACTERS•The Chinese The Chinese language is language is written in this.written in this.

FERTILE FERTILE CRESCENTCRESCENT

•MesopotamiMesopotamia is located a is located here.here.

AGORAAGORA•The central The central market place market place in a Greek in a Greek city.city.

POLISPOLIS•Independent Independent city-state in city-state in ancient ancient Greece.Greece.

ZEUSZEUS•The Greek The Greek Olympics were Olympics were a festival to a festival to this god.this god.

ATHENS ATHENS DEMOCRACYDEMOCRACY

•Citizens had the Citizens had the right to speak, right to speak, participate in participate in assembly, and serve assembly, and serve on small councils.on small councils.

Peloponnesian Peloponnesian WarWar•This started This started

because Greek because Greek cities were afraid cities were afraid Athens would take Athens would take over all of Greece.over all of Greece.

PERICLESPERICLES•EstablisheEstablished the trial d the trial by jury.by jury.

SOCRATESSOCRATES•Philosopher that Philosopher that taught his taught his students to think students to think for themselves.for themselves.

THE SEATHE SEA•The main The main natural natural resource for the resource for the ancient Greeks.ancient Greeks.

SPARTASPARTA•A war-like A war-like Greek city-Greek city-state.state.

MOUNTAINSMOUNTAINS•The land of The land of Greece was Greece was covered with covered with this.this.

ALEXANDRIAALEXANDRIA•Famous city Famous city located on located on the Nile Delta the Nile Delta in Egypt.in Egypt.

MACEDONIAMACEDONIA•Where Where Alexander the Alexander the Great was Great was originally from.originally from.

DICTATORDICTATOR•Someone Someone who has who has absolute absolute power.power.

JULIUS CAESARJULIUS CAESAR•The Ides of The Ides of March was when March was when this person was this person was killed.killed.

PATRICIANSPATRICIANS•The rich and The rich and powerful powerful citizens of citizens of ancient Rome.ancient Rome.

REPUBLICREPUBLIC•Citizens have Citizens have the right to the right to choose their choose their leaders.leaders.

CARTHAGECARTHAGE•The Romans The Romans fought this city fought this city to start the to start the Punic Wars.Punic Wars.

CONSTANTINECONSTANTINE•He ended the He ended the persecution persecution of Christians.of Christians.

TWELVE TABLESTWELVE TABLES•This code of law This code of law protected protected Roman citizens’ Roman citizens’ rights.rights.