Early Man
What do you call an object made by early humans?
Artifacts
Ancient Mesopotamia was located in the fertile crescent. What does fertile mean?
Land that is capable of producing crops/ Land where things grow.
What is a Capital?
A city that is the center of government.
What did the Egyptians call their kings?
Pharaoh
Who was at the bottom of the Egyptian social pyramid?
Peasants
The earliest man-made tools were made out of what material?
Stone
What was the name of the first writing invented?
Cuneiform
What is an Empire?
A large territory where many different groups are ruled by a single government or leader.
The process of preserving a body is called
Mummification
What is the name for the large stone coffins that mummies were placed in?
Sarcophagus
On what continent do we find the oldest hominid fossils?
Africa
Name the King who was responsible for writing the first law code in history.
King Hammurabi
Name two of the empires that came after the Sumerians, but before the Egyptians.
Akkadian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
She was the last Pharaoh in Egyptian history.
Cleopatra
What festival did almost everyone in Egypt celebrate?
Opet Festival
The time before writing was invented is known as
Prehistory
Name one of the two rivers that ancient Mesopotamia relied on.
The Tigris or Euphrates Rivers
How were women treated in Babylon?
Who was the first female Pharaoh in Egyptian history?
Hatsheptsut
Which Egyptian social class built the Sphinx of Giza, as well as most other monuments in ancient Egypt?
Artisans
Archaeologists study the past by finding artifacts.
Historians record and research the past using written records, documents, and sometimes artifacts.
Geographers study the natural features of the Earth to find where people lived.
What was the first civilization in ancient Mesopotamia?
Sumerians
What famous ruler created the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
King Nebuchadnezzer
Which Pharaoh had the Great Pyramid of Giza built?
Pharaoh Khufu
What are the three seasons of the Nile?
Flooding Season, Planting Season, and the Harvest Season.