Mesopotamia
What is one river from Mesopotamia?
Tigris or Euphrates
What part of the world is Mesopotamia located in?
What is the Egyptian written language called
Hieroglyphs
What is the name of the most important river in Egypt
The Nile
What are two things the Summarians are known for?
Wheel, Ziggurats, Math, Cuneiform
Cuienform
What continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
Rosetta Stone
Leader of the Babylonian Empire
Hammurabi
Hero of the oldest story in history: King of Uruk tried to find immortality in an epic tale
Gilgamesh (extra 100 points if you can name the story)
The Pyramids were built as temples.
True or False?
False
Why were people mummified? Who could be mummified?
So they could go to the afterlife
At first only rich/powerful people, but later on others could
One of the oldest law codes in history. Written by the Emperor of Babylon.
Hammurabi's Code
What is one thing Sargon the Great is remembered for?
First emperor in history
Floating down a river in a basket as a baby
List two historical accessories worn by a pharaoh (be specific)
Crook, Flail, Postiche, Nemes, Cobra, Red Crown, White Crown, Atef Crown
What was the heart weighed against in the afterlife?
The feather of truth
Name the oldest Empire in history.
The Akkadian Empire
Name two cities from Mesopotamia
Ur, Uruk, Babylon, Nineveh, Kish, Jericho, etc.
Who built the pyramids?
Kufu
Name of the female pharaoh who was represented as male in monuments. The next pharaoh tried to erase her from history.
Hatshepsut