Egypt
Mesopotamia
Types of Government
Culture
Wild
100
The Egyptian form of writing that used pictures and symbols to represent ideas or words
What is hieroglyphics?
100
The wedge-shaped form of clay writing developed in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
100
A type of government in which there are no restrictions on the power of the government.
What is unlimited?
100
The way of life of a group of people which consists of language, beliefs and customs
What is culture?
100
The month-long period of reflection and self-improvement in which Muslims fast
What is Ramadan?
200
The river which served as the location for the flourishing of the Egyptian civilization?
What is the Nile River?
200
The location in which the river valley civilization of Mesopotamia developed?
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
200
A government that is ruled by a king or queen
What is a monarchy?
200
The spread of cultural traits from one region to another
What is cultural diffusion?
200
The belief in one god
What is monotheism?
300
The plant used by Egyptians to serve as a writing material?
What is papyrus?
300
The stepped pyramids used by Ancient Mesopotamia to worship their gods.
What are ziggurats?
300
A government ruled by religious leaders
What is a theocracy?
300
Something that attracts people to move to a new country
What are pull factors?
300
Monotheistic religion whose holy book is the Koran and their God is Mohammed
What is Islam?
400
The rulers of Ancient Egypt
What are pharaohs?
400
A collection of 282 written laws that governed ancient Mesopotamian society.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
400
A government that is ruled by one individual
What is a dictatorship?
400
The movement of people from one place to another within the same country
What is migration?
400
Holiest day in Judaism known as the “Day of Atonement” in which believers seek forgiveness for their sins
What is Yom Kippur?
500
The location of where these famous pyramids are found
What is Giza?
500
Mesopotamia, the land between the rivers is located in this present-day country
What is Iraq?
500
A democracy and a constitutional monarchy are examples of this type of government
What is limited?
500
Religious freedom, economic opportunity, and family ties
What are pull factors?
500
The three major monotheistic religions in the world
What is Islam, Judaism, and Christianity?