Whose idea, invention, discovery was it?

Worksheet by Cathy Erickson
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History
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7
Language
ENG
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Discover the inventions of ancient civilizations!

Click on each idea, invention, and discovery then select the civilization in which you think it belongs. Once you've made all your predictions, submit your work and you'll be able to see how well you did. Good luck! Prehistoric Times: Time before the invention of writingMesopotamia: Land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Where Iraq is todayEgypt: Civilization in northeast AfricaIndus: River Valley located in present day Pakistan part of IndiaChina:Started along Yellow River ValleyGreece:Mainland peninsula. Major Mediterranean power in EuropeRome: Mainland peninsula. Major Mediterranean power in Europe Prehistoric Times fire ladders pottery spoken language Mesopotamia *farming addition, subtraction, multiplication written laws arch plow school first written language (cuneiform) *wheel calendar Egypt geometry mummification pyramids mastabas shadoof papyrus board games obelisks Great Sphinx Indus planned communities granaries Harappa Mohenjo Daro Aryans Great Bath buttons seal carvings (identify property) cotton China kites seismographs wood block printing gunpowder porcelain silk paper from trees compass mechanical clock tea umbrella acupuncture paper money toothbrush Greece democracy oligarchy theater olympics agora philosophy phalanx levers and cranes catapult Hippocratic Oath Parthenon Rome Colosseum Republic concrete paved roads census aqueducts dome roman numerals newspapers Christianity

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