Mesopotamia
The word "Mesopotamia" means this.
What is "the land between two rivers".
The rich fertile soil found on the river banks of the Nile.
What is silt.
The Mayans were found on what peninsula.
What is the Yucatan Peninsula.
The Aztec capital city was called this.
What is Tenochtitlan
The directions north, south, east and west.
What are cardinal directions.
The name of the two rivers in Mesopotamia.
What is the Euphrates and the Tigris.
Pyramids were built for this purpose.
What is to serve as tombs for pharaohs?
The Mayans primary (most widely used) crop.
The Aztecs created floating gardens called these to grow crops.
What is chinampas.
This imaginary line at 0° longitude divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is the Prime Meridian.
This wedge-shaped writing system was developed by the people of Mesopotamia and was written on clay tablets.
What is cuneiform.
The plant used to make Egyptian paper.
What is papyrus.
The primary method of farming for the Mayans.
What is the Slash and Burn method of farming.
The Aztec crop used as money.
What is cacao beans.
This map tool shows the four main directions: north, south, east, and west.
What is a compass rose.
Ancient Mesopotamians worshipped their gods at the temple on top of this large stepped pyramid.
What is a ziggurat.
A process created to prepare a body for the afterlife.
What is mummification.
A belief in many gods.
What is polytheism.
This group arrived from Europe and conquered the Aztecs.
What is the Spanish.
These imaginary lines run east-west and measure distance north or south of the Equator.
What are lines of latitude?
The first set of written laws.
What is the Code of Hammurabi.
A female pharaoh that ruled for 20 years and brought prosperity to Ancient Egypt.
What is Hatshepsut.
A religious practice that was used to please the gods.
What is human sacrifice.
The capital city of the Aztec Empire was built where this modern city now stands.
What is Mexico City.
The continent that can be found in all four hemispheres.
What is Africa.