Презентация на тему: Mesopotamia

MesopotamiaLocation: Middle East

Developed a writing system: Cuneiform

Worshiped in a building called: Ziggurat

Area: Called Fertile Crescent. Good for farming.

MesopotamiaPresent Day: Iraq

Egypt

Mummification: Preserve the Dead

Pyramids: Tombs

Hieroglyphics: System of writing

Nile River: Without it, Egypt would die.

ChinaLocation:

Controlled by Dynasties: Families in power

Invented many things such as:Fireworks and Kites

Built the Great Wall: Protection

India

Mt. Everest: Tallest Peak in the World

Religion: Hinduism

Greece

Mythology: Zeus, Apollo

Democracy: People have a say in government

Philosophers: People who sit and think

Rome: Located in Italy

Colosseum: Used for Entertainment, Battles, Garbage dump

Gladiators: Fight to the Death

Number System: Roman Numerals

Mesoamerica

MesoamericaIncaMayaAztecs

Inca Machu Piccu-lost cityStone workPyramidsMessengers

Maya AstronomyCalendarConcept of zeroWritten language-hieroglyphicsPyramidsFarming-raised fields, canals, corn

Aztecs Capital city: TenochtitlanTemples and pyramidsWarriors

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