Ancient Mesopotamia
The __________ of Gilgamesh was written around 2100 BC.
Gilgamesh
Ancient Egypt developed along the __________, the longest river in the world.
Nile
The king of Egypt was called a __________, considered both king and god.
Pharaoh
The first people were called __________, because they moved from place to place to find food.
Nomads
Name the two rivers that were in the fertile crescent
Tigris, Euphrates
The earliest Sumerian law code was the Code of __________.
Ur-Nammu.
Each year, the Nile __________, leaving behind rich soil.
Flooded
He wore the __________ Crown to show he ruled both.
Double Crown
A plant called __________ was used for paper, boats, and mats.
papryus
Describe where the upper and lower kingdoms of Egypt were located.
Upper is south by the mountains, lower is north by the Mediterranean
His law was carved on a stone called a _________
Stele
The first people to write were the __________ of Mesopotamia.
Sumerians
King __________ united Upper and Lower Egypt around 3100 BC.
Narmer
Egyptians dug __________ ditches to water their fields.
irrigation
Where is the Mediterranean Sea?
Above Egypt
The __________ were fierce warriors who built their capital at __________.
Assyrians, Nineveh
Their writing was called __________, made with wedge-shaped marks.
Cuniform
The largest pyramid was built for Pharaoh __________ at Giza.
Khufu
People eventually began __________ crops and domesticating animals.
farming
Where is the Caspian Sea?
Beneath the Tigris and Euphrates.
King __________ of __________ wrote a famous set of __________.
Hammurabi, Babylon, Laws
A person trained to write was called a __________.
Scribe
The first stone pyramid was built for Pharaoh __________ by his architect __________.
Djoser, Imhotep
The __________ was a region where farming first flourished.
Fertile Crescent
Where is the Red Sea and the Sinai Peninsula?
The Red Sea is the body of water next to the Nile. The Sinai Peninsula is between the outshoots of the Red Sea.