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Far Away Places; Strange-Sounding Names

Far Away Places; Strange-Sounding Names. An Introduction to Ancient Civilizations. Lets Preview:. Some Places We Will Visit Some Things We Will See Some People We Will Meet. Ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia mean “land between the rivers.” What are the names of these two rivers?.

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Far Away Places; Strange-Sounding Names

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  1. Far Away Places; Strange-Sounding Names An Introduction to Ancient Civilizations

  2. Lets Preview: • Some Places We Will Visit • Some Things We Will See • Some People We Will Meet

  3. Ancient Mesopotamia • Mesopotamia mean “land between the rivers.” • What are the names of these two rivers? Tigris and Euphrates

  4. More Mesopotamia • This “mountain in the desert” • Was built by King Nebuchadnezzar • To soothe his wife’s homesickness • What was it? Hanging Gardens

  5. Much More Mesopotamia • This king • Issued laws • Based on the concept of • “An eye for an eye. . .” • His name was? Hammurabi

  6. Ancient Egypt • The three great pyramids still exist • After 45 centuries • The are located at a place called? Giza

  7. More Egypt • This monument • Had the body of a lion • The head of a king • It was called the? Sphinx

  8. Much More Egypt • This woman pharaoh • Ruled while wearing a false beard • As a symbol of her authority • Her name was? Hatshepsut

  9. Ancient Greece • This ancient Greek city • Was a center of • Learning, culture and beauty • Its name was ? Athens

  10. More Greece • This temple • Built to honor the goddess Athena • Was located on the Acropolis • Its name was ? Parthenon

  11. Much More Greece • This great military leader • Conquered a large empire • Died at age 33 • His name was ? Alexander the Great

  12. Ancient Rome • This area of ancient Rome • Had temples, palaces, • And government buildings • It was called the ? Forum

  13. More Rome • Roman society • Was divided into two groups • The wealthy, upper class • And the common and poor • These were called ? Patricians and Plebeians

  14. Much More Rome • This military leader • Summarized his conquest of Gaul • With three phrases: • “I came, I saw, I conquered” • His name was ? Julius Caesar

  15. And Much, Much, More

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