Ancient Egypt
Mesopotamia
Nile River Valley
Indus River Valley
Yellow River Valley
100

What body of water played a major role in the development of the Ancient Egyptian civilization?

What is the Nile River?

100

name the fertile piece of land that lies between the two rivers

What is fertile crescent

100

When the Nile River would flood, it left behind...

What is black mud (silt)

100
the Indus River is protected by which mountain range to the north
What is the Himalaya's
100
You would find the Yellow River in this present day country
What is China
200

Where was Ancient Egypt located?

What is Northeast Africa?

200
name the two rivers that flood leaving behind silt
What is the Tigris & Euphrates
200

the Nile flowed this direction

What is north

200
The Indus River will flood and leave behind...
What is silt
200

the reason the Huang He River is also known as the Yellow River is because this gives it a yellowish tint

What is Loess

300

 What was a Pharaoh?

The leader of Egypt

300

Daily Double. Name the Sumerian writing system

What is cuneiform

300
Most of the pyramids were built during this kingdom

What is Old Kingdom

300
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are civilizations along the Indus River valley that left behind the most...(things that help us study the past)
What is artifcats
300
To rule be a ruling family in China you must claim the
What is Mandate of Heaven
400

What is hieroglyphics 

 What is the formal writing system used in Ancient Egypt?

400
the first written laws for people to follow were known as
What is Hammurabi's Code
400

This god was killed by Seth, raised back up by his wife Isis through the first mummy wrap and then came to rule the underworld.

Who is Osiris

400
The ancient ruins of Harappa show their cities and roads were placed in what type of pattern
What is a grid pattern (for their streets)
400
The Yellow River valley is very isolated. Name one of the many natural barriers that protects the Yellow River.
What is Ocean, Deserts, Mountains, Plains
500

What method did Egyptian used to preserve the body for the afterlife.


What is mummification? 

500
Mesopotamia had very few natural barriers which resulted in Mesopotamia being constantly
What is invaded
500
These were built as tomb's for pharaoh's
What is the Pyramids
500
Name the seasonal wind pattern that dominates India's climate
What is monsoon
500

The oldest known writings of Ancient China were recorded on animal bones or tortoise shells and have come to be know as

What is Oracle Bones?

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