Early Civilizations

Question 0

Phonograms

Answer 0

Symbols based on sounds; could be arranged to represent sounds

Question 1

Ideograms

Answer 1

Symbols that represent ideas or concepts

-heart for love

Question 2

Cuneiform

Answer 2

One of the earliest writing systems made in Mesopotamia to keep business records, based on syllables and written on clay tablets

Question 3

Theocracy

Answer 3

A form of government where the ruler is recognized as a god or deity
-Egypt

Question 4

Jean Champollion

Answer 4

Decoded hieroglyphics using the Rosetta Stone

Question 5

King Menes

Answer 5

United lower and upper Egypt, ruler of the first dynasty

Question 6

Egyptian Kingdoms

Answer 6

Old Kingdom is the 1st period (known for pyramids), followed by civil wars, the prince of Thebes then made the Middle Kingdom (known for literature, art,etc), egyptians rebelled against Hyksos and established New Kingdom where there was much outside influence

Question 7

Indus River Valley (India)

Answer 7

Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa

Question 8

Hellenic

Answer 8

Greek