Ancient
Egypt 1
Ancient
Egypt 2
Ancient
Mesopotamia 1
Ancient
Mesopotamia 2
Mesopotamia/Egyptian Mix-UP
100
a very rich soil, that has been brought to an area by moving water.
What is SILT
100
pictures and symbols used as a form of writing by the Ancient Egyptians
What is HIEROGLYPHICS
100
temples built by the Sumerians in Ancient Mesopotamia
What is ZIGGURATS
100
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
100
The head of Egyptian society
What is PHARAOH
200
buildings that have four sides shaped like triangles the sides come together to form a point.
What is PYRAMIDS
200
A tall water plant found in Northern Africa. Egyptians used the plant to make baskets, shoes and rope and even a special kind of paper.
What is PAPYRUS
200
a region in southwest Asia that was GOOD LAND FOR GROWING CROPS. It extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
What is FERTILE CRESCENT
200
TWO important RIVERS that formed a valley called Mesopotamia .
What is TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES
200
The ziggurat was usually at the center of the city. A________________surrounded the city to protect the city from_______________.
What is WALL and INVADERS
300
rulers of ancient Egypt.
What is PHARAOHS
300
Early farmers in Egypt depended on this river
What is THE NILE RIVER
300
mounds of dirt that were used to stop flooding
What is DIKES
300
Mesopotamia had few trees or stones for building but there was plenty of...
What is CLAY
300
A nine year old boy that became a pharaoh. He is remembered because of the treasures that were found in his tomb.
What is KING TUT
400
the life after ones death.
What is AFTERLIFE
400
The Nile river flooded every year during what season
What is SPRING
400
towns or cities that rule themselves and the land around them.
What is CITY STATES
400
The temples the Sumerians built were called ziggurats. They were built as a special place for the...
What is GODS
400
Egyptians of the NEW KINGDOM built these to honor the gods
What is OBELISKS
500
dead bodies that have been preserved with salt and chemicals so that they will last.
What is MUMMIES
500
a pointed tool used for making marks in clay or other material
What is STYLUS
500
Sumerians believed that they had to make the gods happy in order to have good...
What is CROPS
500
This Sumerian invention changed how people and things traveled from one place to another. (2 things)
What is WHEEL and SAIL
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