ANCIENT CIVILIZATION

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34. The conditions necessary for civilization and settled life were _ _ _ _. fertile soil, good climate, cheap transport and safety from attacks.
35. The places in the world where ancient civilization first started were called. ________. cradles of civilization
36. The objects found by archaeologists in Egypt were____________. coins, tools and jewelries.
37. The Egyptian Kings were called____________. Pharaohs 
38. Pyramids were built to be royal tombs for the Kings of _______. Egypt
39. Egypt is referred to as __________. The gift of the Nile
40.  It is often said that no Nile no _______. Egypt
41. The man who caused the fall of ancient Egypt was ___________. Alexander the Great.
42. The most important city of Mesopotamia was _________. Babylon
43. The founder of Christianity was ________.  Jesus Christ.
44.  The followers of Jesus Christ are called _______. Christians
46. The Holy Book of the Christians is called _________. The Holy Bible.
47. The Greeks were united by_____.  Language ,Trade and Olympic games.
48.  The Olympic games started in Greek on. ________ Mt Olympus.
49. The most powerful Military Greek city state was called __________.  Sparta
50. The founder and first king of Rome was __________. Romulus 
51. The first emperor of the Roman Empire was ______. Augustus Caesar.
52. Hannibal the greatest Carthaginian General was defeated by __________. Scipio Africanus of Rome.
53. The chief God of Rome was known as________ . Jupiter
54. The wars fought between Rome and Carthage were called __________. The Punic Wars.
55. A warlike tribe that destroyed the Roman Empire were the ________. Barbarians.
56. A spiritual land where Muslims go on pilgrimage is called ________. Mecca
57. The Followers of Mohammed were called _____. Muslims
58. Muslims worship in a ___________. Mosque 
59. The flight of Moses from Mecca to Medina was called the________.  Hegira
60. Wars fought between Muslims and Christians were called the ___. Crusades ( Wars of the Cross)
61.  The Roman numerals were invented by the_______. Romans.
62. The period in history between the dark and modern ages was known as the __________. Middle age
63.  The Carthaginian who arrived mount Cameroon about 500BC and saw it erupting was called ___. Hanno
64.  Hanno named Mount Cameroon the ____. Chariot of the Gods
65. Civilization in Africa started in ____,   Egypt, along the river _____. Nile
66. The cradles of civilization in Africa were ______ and ________. Egypt and Mesopotamia
67.  ________ is referred to as  “Land between two rivers”.    Mesopotamia  (now Iraq)
68.  In Mesopotamia civilization started along the rivers  ______ and _____.  Tigris and Euphrates
69. The Egyptian Kings were known as  ___. Pharaohs
70. The ancient Egyptian writing was called ____. Hieroglyphics
71.  The ancient Babylonian writing was known as _________. Cuneiform
72. The ancient Chinese writing was also called ________. Characters
73.  The Egyptians wrote on papers called _____, papyrus while the Mesopotamians wrote on _________. Stones Tablets
74. The Egyptians invented the first calendar in the year___. 4241 BC
75.  An ancient form of irrigation used by the Egyptian; a long pole with a bucket on one end and a weight on the other was known as___.  Shadoof 

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