Geography
The river that runs through Egypt is called the
What is Nile
The first form of writing was called
Cuneiform
The lowest class of people in the Egyptian society were called
These two groups were the leaders of the Mesopotamian government
What is Kings and Priests
To believe in one and only one god
What is Monotheism
What two rivers surround Mesopotamia?
What is the Tigris and the Euphrates
A type of writing that used picture words that was developed by the Ancient Egyptians
What is Hieroglyphics
The worlds oldest civilization is
What is Mesopotamia
_______ ruled the Egyptian government
What is Pharaohs
Polytheism is what
What is to believe in several gods
Name two benefits that societies living in the river valley had
What is: rich soil, water source, food source, transportation, trade.
What natural material did Mesopotamians use to write on
What is clay
What is gold, papyrus, linens, grain
Pharaohs were buried in tombs called
What is Pyramids
Mesopotamians believed in how many gods
What is over 2,000
The largest ancient empire was the
What is the British Empire
When was hieroglyphics created
What is 3000 BC
The Nile provided what to the Egyptians that gave them resources that they were not rich in
What is Trade
What saying describes Hammurabi's code
What is "an eye for an eye"
_____ was the first religion practiced in ancient civilization
Another name for Mesopotamia due to its placement in between rivers that looks like a moon shape was
What is the Fertile Crescent
This language is written on the pyramids
What is Semitic language spoken by the Canaanites
Mesopotamia was also known as _________, as it was the first city and invented writing.
What is the “cradle of civilization”
What is a city-state
Ancient Egyptians wore copious amounts of makeup which they believed gave them the protection of what two gods
What is Horus and Ra