Before 1870, most scholars believed that the Illiad and the Odyssey were simply stories with no real basis in actual events.  But in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, two archaeologists (one amateur and one professional) made major discoveries that began to change that perception.  Who were they?

Map #1 Using the map provided, identify the places indicated ?

Baptism was unheard of prior to the teaching of John the Baptist.

The Boule of ancient Athens was…

This device was used to move water from the Nile River to an irrigation channel.

Britannia was a location in the southern part of the Nile Delta where the river god, Osiris, was worshipped.

In the videos, your instructor stated that the inability of the Greeks to become united could be called “geographically encouraged political fragmentation.”

The Code of Hammurabi was based on the ____________, also known as the law of retaliation.

According to your instructor, who were the world’s first farmers?

The ruins of the ancient city of Ur – sometimes called the world’s first city, can be seen today in what country?