Meso-Egypt-Indus
Inventions
Language
Tough Stuff
Leaders & Stuff
100
This land was located in present day Iraq and was settled between two rivers
Mesopotamia
100
Mesopotamian: Are believed to have been the first to invent farming tools.
This tool they made made turning over soil and harvesting easier.
What is a plough (and hoe)
100
Cuneiform was the official written language of this ancient civilization
Mesopotamia
100
Who would like this?
David
100
Mesopotamia was one of the first civilizations to have laws. Their king made these laws. They were known as this
The Code of Hammurabi
200
It was located in Northern Africa
Egypt
200
Farms were not located directly next to the Nile, Indus, Tigris and/or Euphrates Rivers.
The ancient civilizations used this farming invention to bring water from the rivers to the farms by digging long ditches (or trenches).
Irrigation
200
Hieroglyphics was the written language of this civilization
Egyptian Civilization
200
Danielle
200
The highest social class in Egypt was this position (Hint: Top of the Pyramid)
Pharaoh
300
Very little is known about this civilization that existed in present day Pakistan
Indus Civilization
300
300 + 200
A temple/shrine like this one was common to Mesopotamian city-states such as Ur.
300
What were the names of the people who could read and write Hieroglyphics in ancient Egypt?
Scribes
300
Loves talking Fortnite and the NY Islanders (Hint: Not Max)
Dylan
300
Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations believed in many gods. This is the term for that belief.
Polytheistic
400
Mesopotamia is often defines as being at "the crossroads" of 3 continents. What 3 continents are said to meet a where Mesopotamia is located?
Must get ALL THREE for $500 (400 +100 bonus points)
400
What large body of water bordered Mesopotamia to the west
Mediterranean Sea
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400
Hieroglyphics were often written onto two different types of things. What are they? (Hint: Not a cave wall or a wall of any kind)
Stone tablets
Papyrus paper
400
Instead of "good morning" he says "Can I put on a video?"
Max
400
What are the two structures found below?
The Great Pyramid of Giza and The Sphinx
BONUS (+100): Why were pyramids built? What was often kept in them?
500
Largest city was Babylonia
What is Mesopotamia?
500
Mesopotamia was controlled entirely by men.
a "Pa rules" civilization. What is this type of civilization called?
Patriarchal
500
The Egyptian language was more easily deciphered (Figured out) due to the discovery of this object. It helped professionals figure out the "code" of the written language.
The Rosetta Stone
500
Loves
Deshawn
500
What process is being depicted in this painting?
Mummification process
Bonus (+200)
What type of mask would people wear during this process?
Bonus (+200): What is the God's name that is being depicted in the picture?