Ancient Mesopotamia
Physical Geography
Ancient Egypt
Birthplace of Three Religions
Muslim Empires
100
A society in which people are divided into groups
What is class system
100
The process of bringing water to dry land
What is irrigation
100
The ancient Egyptians made writing materials out of this plant.
What is papyrus
100
Christians believe that he is the Messiah
Who is Christ
100
The most important teachings of Muhammad
What are the Five Pillars of Islam
200
The Sumerians system of writing on soft clay tablets
What is cuneiform
200
People who lived by hunting, fishing, and gathering food
Who is hunter-gathers
200
The Egyptian sun god
Who is Re
200
The Holy book of Islam
What is the Qur'an
200
A government ruled by a religious leader
What is a theocracy
300
In Mesopotomia, temples to the gods were built on these towers
What is ziggurats
300
About how long ago people started farming
What is 8,000 years ago
300
In ancient Egypt, pyramids were built as burial places for these people
What is Pharoahs
300
The followers of Islam
What is Muslims
300
A former title for a Muslim ruler
What is a caliph
400
A famous emperor remembered for creating a set of laws
Who is Hammurabi
400
The area that is today Iraq, plus northeast Syria and part of southeast Turkey is sometimes called this
What is the Fertile Crescent
400
What led the people to build pyramids for their pharaohs
What is a strong belief in the afterlife
400
How long the Jews waited and hoped for a chance to return to their homeland
What is 1,800 years
400
The capital of the Muslim Empire
What is Constantinople
500
What the priests controlled in ancient Mesopotamia
What is religion and economy
500
The three major rivers in this area of North Africa and Southwest Asia
What is the Tigris, the Nile, and the Euphrates
500
Egyptian culture has been called this
What is "the gift of the Nile"
500
The first monotheists
Who are the Hebrews (Judaism)
500
In 1924 the Ottoman Empire was replaced by this country
What is Turkey
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