Ancient Egypt
Surprise
Sumerians
Mesopotamia
Kings
100
This pharaoh combined the white crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt.
Who was Menes?
100
This period of Egyptian history that lasted from about 2700 to 2200 BC.
What was the Old Kingdom?
100
The Sumerians invented this object that helps things move faster and is on most vehicles today. It has 360 degrees.
What is the wheel?
100
Mesopotamian farmers built these to irrigate their fields.
What are canals?
100
These people were the first to use the chariot skillfully in battle.
Who were the Hittites?
200
River that runs through Egypt and is the longest river in the world
What is the Nile River.
200
These huge stone tombs had four triangular sides that met in a point on top.
What are pyramids?
200
This Sumerian story is the world's oldes story and could be considered the first superhero.
What is Gilgamesh?
200
The world's first civilization developed here.
What is Africa?
200
He was the most famous Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city.
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
300
A triangular shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
What is a delta?
300
Mummies were kept in a case called this.
What was a sarcophagus?
300
These are Sumerian religious temples.
What are ziggurats?
300
Mesopotamia is known as the city between these.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
300
These people formed one of the world's first alphabets.
Who were the Phoenicians?
400
Egyptians created this process that uses chemicals to preserve dead bodies.
What is mummification?
400
Only these members of Egyptian society could afford to have mummies made.
Who were the elite?
400
This is the name of the Sumerian writing system.
What is Cuneiform?
400
This is a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
What is silt?
400
This Babylonian king is famous for his code of laws.
Who was Hammurabi?
500
Rough terrain often caused these to form.
What are cataracts or rapids?
500
A town or city that controls the land around it.
What is a city-state?
500
These people are not taught how to read and write in Sumerian society.
What are girls/women?
500
This is the type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.
What is division of labor?
500
This Akkadian king built the world's first empire.
Who was Sargon?
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