Ancient
Egypt 1
Egypt 1
a very rich soil, that has been brought to an area by moving water
What is fertile soil (or silt)
Pictures and symbols used as a form of writing by the Ancient Egyptians
What are HIEROGLYPHICS?
Temples built by the Sumerians in Ancient Mesopotamia
What are ZIGGURATS?
a form of writing used by SUMERIANS and other people of Ancient Mesopotamia. The writing used different symbols carved on a clay tablet.
What is CUNEIFORM?
The head of Egyptian society
What is a PHARAOH?
buildings that have four sides shaped like triangles the sides come together to form a point.
What are PYRAMIDS
Ancient Egyptians used this plant to make baskets, shoes and rope and even a special kind of paper.
What is PAPYRUS?
Mesopotamia was often called this because of its rich soil and shape
What is the FERTILE CRESCENT?
TWO important RIVERS that formed a valley called Mesopotamia .
What is TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES
They were harsh people who took over Mesopotamia and expanded the empire to parts of Africa?
Who are Assyrians?
rulers of ancient Egypt.
What are PHARAOHS
Early farmers in Egypt depended on this river to provide fertile soil
What is THE NILE RIVER?
Independent cities surrounded by farming lands
What are city-states?
The people who followed Babylonians in taking over Mesopotamia and were skilled in creating weapons out of iron.
Who were Hittites?
Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were.....
The sons of Gods
the life after ones death; the ancient Egyptians had a very strong belief in this
What is the AFTERLIFE?
Hatshepsut
The Ruler of Akkadians who invaded Sumer
Who is Sargon?
One of the most famous invention of the Phoenicians was....
a system of alphabets made of 22 characters
Egyptians used to write on .... while Mesopotamians wrote on....
Papyrus paper/clay tablets
Dead bodies that have been preserved with salt and chemicals and wrapped in linen so that they will not decay
What are MUMMIES?
When early Egyptians settled around the Nile River
5000 BC
This is a pointed tool used for making marks in clay or other material
What is STYLUS
This ruler developed the first known system laws which were strict and harsh
Who was Hammurabi?
This Sumerian invention changed how people and things were moved from one place to another
What is the WHEEL?