LOCATION
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
What was the ruler of Egypt called?
Pharaoh.
The building of the pyramids showed the Egyptians skill in what?
geometry and using measurements
Hunters & Gathers
Paleolithic Era
Mesopotamia means " ______________________________"
"land between two rivers"
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
The Nile
A ______________ is a line of rulers all from one family that rule a country for many years.
dynasty
These were reeds that grew in the Nile River.
They were used to create an early form of paper.
Papyrus
Building permanent houses and settlements
Neolithic Era
First Civilization
Sumer
The Nile River flows from ________ to _________.
South to North
These huge tombs were built by hand with no machines
Pyramids
This process preserved the body for the afterlife.
Mummification
Paleolithic people painted _____________ in their cave paintings
Animals
First set of laws
Code of Hammurabi
What two cities was Egypt broken down into?
Upper and Lower Egypt
Became pharaoh after the death of her husband Thutmose II.
Hatshepsut
Name 2 inventions credited to Egypt.
Number system
2. Calendar
3. Papyrus
4. Architecture (pyramids, sphinx)
5. Medicine (surgery)
6. Breath Mints
7. Plow
8. Toothpaste
9. Wigs
10. eyeliner
Humans learning to use ______ caused them to improve their nutrition and keep warm
Fire
The writing system developed by Mesopotamians
cuneiform
Who was at the bottom of the Egyptian social order?
Farmers and slaves
How many Kingdoms was Ancient Egypt divided into? What were they?
3
Old, Middle and New Kingdoms
What discovery in 1799 led to the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone
The era in prehistory that dates from at least 2 million B.C.E. Also called the Old Stone Age
Paleolithic Era
Mesopotamia developed along what rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates