1. Mesopotamia Location: Middle East

2. Developed a writing system: Cuneiform

3. Worshiped in a building called: Ziggurat

4. Area: Called Fertile Crescent. Good for farming.

5. Mesopotamia Present Day: Iraq

6. Egypt

7. Mummification: Preserve the Dead

8. Pyramids: Tombs

9. Hieroglyphics: System of writing

10. Nile River: Without it, Egypt would die.

11. China Location:

12. Controlled by Dynasties: Families in power

13. Invented many things such as: Fireworks and Kites

14. Built the Great Wall: Protection

15. India

16. Mt. Everest: Tallest Peak in the World

17. Religion: Hinduism

18. Greece

19. Mythology: Zeus, Apollo

20. Democracy: People have a say in government

21. Philosophers: People who sit and think

22. Rome: Located in Italy

23. Colosseum: Used for Entertainment, Battles, Garbage dump

24. Gladiators: Fight to the Death

25. Number System: Roman Numerals

26. Mesoamerica

27. Inca Maya Aztecs

28. Inca Machu Piccu-lost city Stone work Pyramids Messengers

29. Maya Astronomy Calendar Concept of zero Written language- hieroglyphics Pyramids Farming-raised fields, canals, corn

30. Aztecs Capital city: Tenochtitlan –Temples and pyramids Warriors

31. Spanish Conquistadors Aztecs conquered by Cortez in 1521 Inca conquered by Pizzaro in 1533 Maya-only theories about what happened to them.