Geographical Features
The Nile River
Egypt
List 3 uses of rivers in early river valley civilizations.
Drinking Water
Agriculture
Transportation/Trade
silt.
official name of the writing system created by early Sumerians
Cuneiform
large structure used for worship and important government documents
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Mesopotamia
fertile marshland north of the Nile. Richest place for growing crops in Egypt
Nile Delta
A government headed by a king/queen. Power is transferred through bloodline.
Monarchy
Who is responsible for uniting Upper & Lower Egypt?
King Narmer
List 3 of your schools administrators
Principal Certion
VP McGuire
AP Stinson
AP Myers
AP Walker-Barnes
List two effects of early civilizations having a surplus:
Trade
Storage
Specialization
system designed to control the flow of water.
irrigation
The 1st empire in Mesopotamia.
Who is the creator?
Akkadians
Sargon
What the name of the road the school is located off?
Dexter Rd.
Raleigh Lagrange Road.
Brutally hot climate, covers the northern region of Africa
Sahara Desert
Why did early river valley civilizations develop near rivers and not oceans?
because the river provides several essential needs:
fresh drinking water
rich soil for growing crops
allows for transportation
etc.
several independent city-states ruled by one king
Empire
Responsible for creating the first set of written laws
Hammurabi
a code of polite conduct and social norms that dictate expected behaviors in various situations, serving to show respect, make others comfortable, and ensure smooth social interactions
Etiquette
Mountain eastward of the Fertile Crescent
Zagros Mountains
What body of water touches north Africa, Southwest Asia, & southern Europe.
Mediterranean Sea
the belief in more than one god.
What is the name of an Egyptian king?
Pharoah
List all 7 continents
AND
all 5 oceans
North America
South America
Asia
Africa
Europe
Australia
Antarctica
Atlantic/Pacific/Southern/Indian/Artic