Innovations
Name something invented by the Sumerians
Could be: Wheel, writing, cuneiform, the plow, bronze
The world's first system of writing
cuneiform
Which region was ruled by a pharaoh-- Akkad, Babylon, or Egypt?
Egypt
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
Which student said that if they could be any water animal, they would choose clownfish?
Miyu or Ning
Created the world's first empire
Sargon (the Great)
a river reed that the ancient Egyptians used to make paper, shoes, rope, and more.
papyrus
The famous boy king whose golden mask was discovered in the 1920s
King Tut or Tutenkhamen
Name 3 things the Nile gave ancient Egyptians
Could be: transportation, water for irrigation, water to drink, fish, animals to hunt, papyrus, wood and/or stone for tools, papyrus for paper, rope, etc., mud for mud brick buildings
What is the name of Dhai's newborn sister?
Faye (sorry if I spelled it wrong!)
Babylonian king who created the first set of codified laws.
Hammurabi
An upright stone with carvings and/or decorations
stele
The last pharaoh of Egypt; defeated by the Romans.
Cleopatra
The animal living in the Nile Egyptians feared most.
Hippopotamus (hippo)
What is Phru's lucky number?
four
This culture is said to have invented the refrigerator
Persians
A system where people are ranked one above the other according to perceived importance
hierarchy
The pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt
Narmer
A fertile, triangle shaped area where the Nile meets the sea.
delta
How many paper icicles hang from the OUTSIDE of our doorframe?
13
Three things invented in Mesopotamia that impact how we measure time.
(3 out of 4 needed)
1. 60 second minute
2. 60 minute hour
3. 7 day week
4. 12 month year
A pyramid shaped temple tower of Mesoptamia...and cuz it is 500 you must spell it!
Z-I-G-G-U-R-A-T
(get 2 out of 3 correct)
1. fear of assassination
2. pharaohs had to fight off invading armies from other kingdoms
3. Since the pharaoh is a "god," people blame him/her for natural disasters and crop failures.
Kush (or Nubia)
What goes up, but never comes down?