Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is also known as this.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Egypt was centered around this river valley.
What is the Nile?
Unpredictable flooding of this helped the civilizations that settled in the Indus Valley to produce enough food to sustain a large population.
What is the Indus River?
The Indus Valley _______ flourished from 4000 - 1--- BC.
What is civilization?
Farmers built ______ and channels to control seasonal floods.
What are dams?
These divide the Nile River and create rapids.
What are cataracts?
Used ____________ systems and canals.
What is irrigation?
Two important natural resources found in Harappa.
What were timber and fresh water?
This was the first major civilization in Mesopotamia.
What is Sumer?
Egypt is protected by these to the east and west.
What are deserts?
Farmed ______, barley, _______, and dates.
What are wheat and melons?
Cedar in ________ Valley is still used to make houses and coffins.
What is Chitral?
The writing system of Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
The writing system of Egypt.
What are hieroglyphics?
These are two major cities of the Indus River Valley.
What are Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
Archeologists believe that the Harappan civilization collapsed mainly due to ______________ factors.
What are ecological?
The first known set of written laws were constructed by this king.
Who is King Hammurabi?
These were the three kingdoms of Ancient Egypt.
What are the Old, Middle, and New kingdoms?
The Indus Valley is protected to the north by this large mountain range.
What is the Himalayas?
One major raw material/resource of the area.
What is lapis lazuli?
These were their temples located in the town center.
What are ziggurats?
These were known as god-kings.
What are pharoahs?
The Indus River Valley is located in what is now known as this country.
What is Pakistan?
Their main religion included this.
What is a mother goddess of creation?