Mesopotamia I
Mesopotamia II
Egypt I
Egypt II
DOUBLE POINTS
100
Most people in Mesopotamian society were part of this social class
What are farmers?
100
The world's first writing system
What is cuneiform?
100
Egyptian society was in this order.
Pharohs; nobles; scribes; farmers.
100
This material, similar to paper, was used to record Egyptian texts
What is papyrus?
100
The Phoenicians traded these three items
What is gold, ivory, and cedar?
200
Large cities, social classes & art/architecture are characteristics of these
What are civilizations?
200
This invention revolutionized travel and trade, allowing the use of carts & wagons
What is the wheel?
200
These were specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
What are mummies?
200
This writing system was based around using pictographic symbols
What are hieroglyphics?
200
The Babylonian Empire began to fall apart when this happened
What is Hammurabi died?
300
Mesopotamians primarily ate these two foods
What is fish & grain?
300
The Sumerian number system was based around this
What is the number 60 (base 60)?
300
Egyptian religion was centered around this idea
What is the afterlife?
300
This period was when Egypt reached its height of power and glory
What is the New Kingdom?
400
The most famous pieces of Sumerian art
What are cylinder seals?
400
Pyramid-shaped towers in Sumeria
What are Ziggurats?
400
These were huge stone tombs with four triangular sides
What are pyramids?
400
This period is when Egyptians developed a system based on the belief that the pharaoh was both a king and a god
What is the Old Kingdom?
500
This empire is depicted in this map:
What is the Akkadian Empire?
500
This empire is represented in the map:
What is the Assyrian Empire?
500
Which yearly period did Egyptians avoid planting due to flooding: March-May; June-September; October-February
What is June-September?
500
This was a period of stable government between periods of disorder in Egypt
What is the Middle Kingdom?