Mesopotamia
Was the religion in Mesopotamian society monotheistic or polytheistic?
Polytheistic
What is the word for an Egyptian king?
Pharaoh
A _________ is a truncated pyramid found in Mesopotamia.
Ziggurat
What is the name for the large sections of landmasses floating on the mantle?
Tectonic plates
What are the two categories of reliefs?
Continental reliefs, coastal reliefs
Which Mesopotamian king established the first legal code?
Hammurabi
Egyptian society evolved along which river?
The Nile River
What was the residence of the king in Mesopotamia?
The Palace
What are the layers of the Earth?
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
What is the difference between an island and an archipelago?
An island is a single piece of land surrounded by water on all sides, and an archipelago is a group of islands
Mesopotamian civilization was established between which two rivers?
Tigris, Euphrates
What material were hieroglyphics written on?
Papyrus
Artists in Mesopotamia created _______ of kings, high officials, Gods, and fantastical animals.
Sculptures/statues
Name all of Earth's continents.
Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania, Antartica
What is an area of low land between mountains where rivers often flow?
Valley
Mesopotamian society was hierarchical, and ______ were at the lowest level.
Slaves
What two groups of people were immediately below the pharaoh in Egyptian society?
Priests and nobles
In Egypt, temples were reached by an avenue of ______, which were animal bodies with human heads.
Sphinxes
What is the name of Earth's megacontinent that existed 200 million years ago?
Pangea
What external factors can change reliefs?
Water, wind, vegetation, and human activity
Name two Mesopotamian city-states.
ex. Ur, Uruk, Lagash
What were the capitols of Egypt during the Old Kingdom and the Middle Kingdom?
Memphis, Thebes
Name the two types of tombs in ancient Egypt.
Matstaba, hypogeum
Which direction does Earth rotate on its axis?
Counter-clockwise
What are the internal factors that can change reliefs?
Volcanoes and Earthquakes