World Geography
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Ancient Israelites
Important Individuals
100
The largest body of water on the planet
What is the Pacific Ocean
100
The written language of Sumerians
What is cuneiform
100
Title given to the "king" of Egypt
What is pharoah
100
The term used to describe Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt
What is the Exodus
100
The "boy king" of ancient Egypt
Who is King Tutkanhamen (acc: Tut)
200
The longest river in the world
What is the Nile River
200
One of his laws stated an "eye for an eye"
Who is Hammurabi (acc: Hammurabi's Code)
200
This ritual included: pulling the brain out through the nose, and placing organs in canopic jars.
What is mummification (acc: embalming)
200
The sacred book of the Israelites is called this
What is the Torah
200
The hero of the oldest known written story
Who is Gilgamesh
300
The highest mountain peak in the world.
What is Mount Everest
300
Temple located in the center of the city dedicated to the god of the city-state
What is a ziggurat
300
Location in Egypt of the Great Pyramid
What is Giza
300
The mountain peak where Moses received the ten commandments
What is Mount Sinai
300
His temple is a important symbol for many Christians in Israel. Believed to be what remains is the "wailing wall"
Who is King Solomon
400
The largest desert in the world
What is the Sahara Desert
400
The cradle of civilization was located between these two rivers
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
400
This insect was considered sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
What is the scarab beetle
400
What contained the ten commandments
What is the Ark of the Covenant
400
This archaelogist discovered possibly the greatest "find" ever, the great tomb of King Tut.
Who is Howard Carter
500
The river of Rome
What is the Tiber River
500
Present day country of Ancient Mesopotamia
What is Iraq
500
The greatest of the female leaders of ancient Egypt
Who is Hatshepsut
500
The Egyptian King historians traditionally believe that tried to stop Moses and the Israelites from leaving Egypt
Who is Ramses II
500
His body was discovered in ice thousands of years after his death
Who is Otzi the ice-man
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