Stone Ages
Early humans had to do these two things for sustenance.
Hunt and Gather
Meaning "between two rivers" this is the name for this ancient region.
Mesopotamia
Civilizations must have these places to live, in order to be counted as civilizations.
Advanced Cities
Not just a declaration that something is untrue. This river was the crux of Egyptian civilization.
The Nile
This is the proper way to raise your hand in Mr. Santiago's Class
High and Still
This was used to make tools and weapons through a process called knapping.
Stone/Flint
"An eye for an eye" is key to this ancient code.
Code of Hammurabi
We have phones and computers, Mesopotamians had the wheel and sail. These are signifiers of this important element of civilization.
Technology
This class some of you are taking, has its origins in Ancient Egypt.
Geometry
This is the correct writing implement for Mr. Santiago's class.
Pen
This is going to be responsible for population growth.
Food Surplus
This building was central to all Mesopotamian City-states.
Ziggurat
To maintain order and see to it that everyone has a job, each civilization must have this.
Complex Institutions
These structures were built over the course of ~20 years and took 10,000s of workers. A worker was given an honorable burial for having worked on this project.
The Great Pyramids
You get up out of your seat, wander around the room, and are rude to others. You will receive one of these.
A detention
An ancient religion where everything has a soul and is connected to one another like a big web.
Animism
These two rivers are where Mesopotamia will get its name from.
Tigris and Euphrates
All civilizations must have this to keep track of things like taxes, trade, and laws.
System of Writing
This month is the hight of the annual flooding of the Nile and also the ancient Egyptian New Year.
September
Your feet are on the ground, your spine is straight, and your head is up. What phrase prompts this behavior.
Stack Your Blocks!
The invention of fire inadvertently led to this advancement.
Larger Brains
Seeing the jumbled mess that cuneiform was, these people took it upon themselves to simplify it down into a 22 letter alphabet.
The Phoenicians
All civilizations must produce this in order to be recognized as a civilization.
Art
Daily Double!!!
What was the life cycle of an Egyptian pharaoh?
This is where your backpack lives in Mr. Santiago's class.
Under your desk/chair