Fertile Crescent
This area in in the Middle East, also known as the Near East, in the shape of a crescent, that is the location of the first great civilizations
What is the Fertile Crescent
Calendar based on the movement of the moon
What is the lunar calendar
This was used during battles
What is the War Chariot
This is the called the Cradle of Civilizations and means the land between two rivers
What is Mesopotamia
This was an Egyptian mythical creature that protected the pyramids
What is the Sphinx
A person who does not have a permanent home
What is a nomad
They most likely created the first alphabet
Who are the Phoenicians
Ancient Egyptians buried their pharaohs in linen, these were called a
What is a mummy
These 2 rivers form the border of Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
This large pyramid in Cairo, Egypt housed the pharaohs and their families
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza
This is the written language of Sumeria using wedge shaped characters. It is also the world's first written language.
What is cuneiform
They divided the circle into 360 degrees
Who are the Chaledeans
These women had more rights than many other free women around the world in ancient times
What is an Egyptian Free Woman
One of the seven wonders of the world built by King Nebuchadnezzar
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
These are terraced-stepped pyramids built for religious reasons
What are the Ziggurats
This was a publicly displayed written set of laws of the Hittite Empire
What is Hammurabi's Code
According to Ancient history, they were the first people who believed in God
Who are the Hebrews
This is where the Nile River dumps into the Mediterranean Sea, which is the most important sea in the ancient world
What is the Nile Delta
King Nebuchadnezzar II built these gardens for whom
Who is his wife
This pyramid was built in 2500 BC, was the first and largest of the pyramids
What is the Pyramid of Giza
This is the largest river system in the world
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh
This king united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt around 3100 BC to make the first Egyptian Dynasty
Who is King Menes
These modern areas correspond to Ancient Mesopotamia
What are Iraq, Syria and Kuwait
What is a shrine for a sacred marriage