Ancient Civilisations

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  1. 3. A tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument
  2. 5. A famous river in Egypt
  3. 6. The Sumerians built this to honour the main god of the city. It was part of a temple complex which included other buildings.
  4. 7. A central hill built around buildings where invaders can be easily spotted
  5. 11. A sports event which occurs once every 4 years.
  6. 12. We learn Pythagoras and Geometry from this particular subject these days. What is this subject?
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  1. 1. The Sumerians came from this place.
  2. 2. The Sumerians had this written language which came in pictographic tablets.
  3. 4. This Greek God lived on Mount Olympus and he was the god of the sky and thunder
  4. 8. Special tombs built for the Pharaohs
  5. 9. Many words from this language such as 'psychology' and 'photography' were inspired by the Greek language. What is this language?
  6. 10. This subject is about the search for the meaning of life. Plato and Socrates were examples of such famous philosophers.