mummies
What is the most famous Egyptian mummy?
One of the most famous mummies is that of King Tutankhamun or King .
What was the form of writing invented during the Mesopotamia era
Cuneiform
This word describes how people stopped moving from place to place and started living more settled
Sedentary
what is the story of the ancient Egypt mummies
The hot, dry sand quickly removed moisture from the dead body and created a natural mummy.
This invention helped people be able to transport and move much easier
The wheel
Animals became very important to helping humans survive. This word describes how animals were trained to live with humans.
Domestication
what other animals are also mummified?
Animals such as bulls, crocodiles, cats, and falcons, were also mummified.
What was another name for Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
People communicated during this time period by
Art Using symbols and drawing pictures on the cave walls.
what are parts of the inside body that they keep ?
kept some of the body parts lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines in canopic jars
What are the name of the 2 rivers that formed Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Each city in Mesopotamia has this large structure in the center of town
Ziggurat
there were wrapped by what
The body was wrapped in linen
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The land between 2 rivers.
This helped to mark the transition of people living as nomads to being sedentary people. It helped to start the Neolithic time period.
Agriculture