GRAPES of Ancient Civilizations

A male citizen of Athens attends a city assembly where he votes to raise taxes to pay for a new road.

• Geography

• Religion

• Achievements

• Politics

• Economy

As people in ancient China turn to farming, they grow crops and live in villages near the Huang He River.

• Geography

• Religion

• Achievements

• Politics

• Economy

Annual flooding provides much needed water to crops on the banks of the Euphrates River.

• Geography

• Religion

• Achievements

• Politics

• Economy

An Egyptian slave labors all day in scorching heat to stack stones for a new monument.

• Geography

• Achievements

• Politics

• Economy

• Social Structure

Citizens of Athens make sacrifices to honor the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus.

• Geography

• Religion

• Achievements

• Economy

• Social Structure

An ancient Chinese scholar discovers how to measure the intensity of an earthquake, inventing the first seismometer.

• Geography

• Religion

• Achievements

• Economy

• Social Structure

The Roman Empire adopts Christianity as their primary religion.

• Geography

• Religion

• Achievements

• Economy

• Social Structure

Indian merchants travel along the Silk Road to sell spices for silk from China.

• Geography

• Religion

• Achievements

• Politics

• Economy

Buddhism spreads through India rapidly as followers begin preaching the message of Buddha.

• Geography

• Religion

• Achievements

• Politics

• Economy

Rocky hills and mountains allow Greek city-states to remain relatively isolated from each other.

• Geography

• Religion

• Achievements

• Politics

• Economy