Ancient Egypt
What major river continues to flow through Egypt today?
Nile
Iraq is part of what larger geographic region of the world?
Middle East
The ancient Maya civilization occupied territory in what modern country that contains the Yucatán Peninsula?
Mexico
What is the capital of modern-day Iraq?
Baghdad
What is the present-day capital of Greece?
Athens
What is the present-day capital of Egypt?
Cairo
What is the capital of modern-day Iraq?
Baghdad
What is the present-day capital of Mexico?
Mexico City
Southern Iraq lies near what major body of water? (2 words, begin with P).
Persian Gulf
What modern country lies directly northeast/east of Greece across much of the Aegean region?
Turkey
What large desert covers much of western Egypt?
Sahara Desert
The ruins of ancient Babylon are located in what modern country?
Iraq
What peninsula in southeastern Mexico was an important center of Maya civilization?
Yucatán Peninsula
The ancient region of Sumer is located primarily within what modern country?
Iraq
What large Greek island lies southeast of mainland Greece and was home to the ancient Minoan civilization?
Crete
What fertile geographic feature forms where the Nile River reaches the Mediterranean Sea?
Nile Delta
What country borders Iraq directly to the east?
Iran
What modern country directly south of Mexico contains the ancient Maya city of Tikal?
Belize
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was historically known by what geographic name?
Mesopotamia
What sea lies between Greece and Turkey?
Aegean Sea
What famous human-made waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea?
Suez Canal
The ancient city of Babylon was located near which major river?
Euphrates River
What sea borders the eastern side of the Yucatán Peninsula?
Caribbean Sea
Sumer developed between what two major rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What sea lies west of mainland Greece, between Greece and southern Italy?
Ionian Sea