This famous Egyptian king was only 18 when he died. The only reason he is so well known is because his tomb was left intact, whereas many other pharaohs tombs were raided.
Who is King Tutankhamen.
100
Which job did most ancient sumerians have?
What are farming jobs.
100
These are small waterfalls/rapids which helped propel the Nile upstream.
What are cataracts.
200
Which two rivers run through Mesopotamia?
What is the Tigris and Euphrates.
200
Ancient Sumerians believed that who was responsible for the unpredictable flooding of their major rivers?
What is the gods.
200
This woman was the first female ruler of Egypt. She was known for dressing like a man and expanding the Egyptian empire through trade rather than military force.
What is Queen Hatsheput.
200
These large platforms with temples on top were built in ancient Sumer to worship the gods.
What are ziggurats.
200
This position was second in command to that of the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. He supervised lower departments.
Who is the vizier.
300
What larger body of water does the Nile empty into?
What is the Mediterranean Sea
300
Ancient Egyptians believed that these people were gods in human form?
Who are pharaohs.
300
This Babylonian king created the first codified set of laws.
What is Hammurabi.
300
This was the first type of writing that emerged in ancient Sumer. It was etched into clay tablets.
What is cuneiform.
300
A system of government founded by the Egyptians where most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
What is a bureaucracy.
400
The region called Upper Egypt is in which direction- northern or southern Egypt?
What is southern Egypt.
400
Egyptians buried nobles and royals in what type of tomb?
What are pyramids.
400
This Babylonian king restored Babylon to its former glory, expanded the empire, and created the Hanging Gardens.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar.
400
Who were at the top of the Sumerian hierarchy?
Who are royal families/ruling families.
400
"Re" of "Amon-Re" means what?
What is God of the sun.
500
Modern-day Turkey is known as what during ancient times?
What is Asia Minor.
500
Many Egyptians used the image of an eye in religious art. This is commonly known as the eye of _____________.
What is the eye of Horus.
500
This Egyptian pharaoh tried to make all Egyptians worship only one god- Aton (a form of Amon-re)
Who is Akhenaton.
500
Who did Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon eventually fall to?
Who are the Persians.
500
The afterlife for Egyptians consisted of their heart being weighed against the _______ and if they were a sinner they'd be fed to __________.