Dates
Egypt
Egypt Vocabulary
Mesopotamia
Latitude & Longitude
100
The year that we believe creation happened before.
What is 4000BCE?
100
Ancient Egyptians depended on this river. In fact, Egypt was called the "gift of the _____"
What is the Nile?
100
A tomb for early pharaohs.
What is a pyramid?
100
"Cradle of Civilization"
What is Mesopotamia?
100
10N 60E
Where is the Indian Ocean?
200
The year marking the beginning of the Egyptian civilization with the uniting of Upper and Lower Egypt by King Menes.
What is 3100 BCE?
200
The kingdom where most of the pyramids were built.
What is the Old Kingdom?
200
Picture symbols used by the Egyptians
What is hieroglyphs?
200
Sumerian temples with many levels
What are ziggurats?
200
30N 31E (City)
Where is Cairo?
300
671BCE
When did the Assyrians take over Egypt?
300
Used to confuse grave robbers.
What are tunnels?
300
Type of paper used by the Egyptians.
What is papyrus?
300
The twin rivers
What are the Tigris & Euphrates?
300
Lines running east west on a map that measures the angular distance north or south of the equator.
What is latitude?
400
1786 BCE
When did the Hyksos overtake Egypt?
400
Put on the face as a way for the soul to recognize the body.
What is a death mask?
400
Machine used by ancient Egyptians for lifting water.
What is the shadoof?
400
A rolling object invented by the Sumerians.
What is the wheel?
400
Iraq
What country is located at (Anywhere from 28N - 38N to 38E - 48E)?
500
The year marking the beginning of the Mesopotamian Empire.
What is 3500 BCE?
500
The southern region or part of Egypt.
What is Upper Egypt?
500
The process of preserving the bodies of the dead.
What is embalming?
500
Famous King of Mesopotamia that starts with an H
Who is Hammurabi?
500
The Indus River at 30N. (Longitude)
What is at (70.5 - 71.5) E?
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