Mesopotamia
This man created 282 laws written on stone steles
Who is Hammurabi?
Egyptians were led by these types of rulers
What are pharaohs?
The early humans lived in these
What are caves?
Small particles of fertile soil that are very good for farming
What is silt?
The number of continents there are on the planet
What is seven?
The name of the two major rivers located in Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
The Egyptians used this to write on
What is papyrus?
Having an extra supply of something
What is a surplus?
To exchange one thing for another
What is trade?
The number of oceans there are on the planet
What is five?
The type of writing used by the people in Mesopotamia
What is cuneiform?
When removing the organs from a body for mummification, this was the only organ left inside
What is the heart?
The period of time in which Earth became extremely cold
What is the Ice Age?
A person who writes things down for others
What is a scribe?
The name of the continent that Egypt is located on
What is Africa?
The name of the temple that was the largest and tallest building in every city-state
What is the ziggurat?
An invention they used to get water out of the river more easily (Hint: The word starts with the letters "sh"
What is a shadoof?
Early women were responsible for this
What is gather nuts and berries and/or take care of the children
The definition of cataract is...
What is a waterfall or rapids in a river?
The name of the main river in Egypt
What is the Nile River?
The religion of the majority of people can be described as this
What is polytheistic (polytheism)?
The name of the scroll that was often buried with the dead bodies to guide them in the afterlife
What is the "Book of the Dead"
People who would move from place to place in order to survive
Who are nomads?
The definition of the word dynasty is...
What is a line of rulers from the same family?
The name of the imaginary line that circles around the planet
What is the equator?