Ancient Egypt Lifeline
The job of most early Egyptians
farmer
The name for Ancient Egyptian rulers.
pharaohs
These were used as tombs for the pharaohs.
pyramids
Mesopotamia means...
land between 2 rivers
Ancient Mesopotamia started around this year.
3,000 B.C.
The 2nd longest river in the world
Nile River
Ancient Egypt was protected in the North by this geographic feature.
Mediterranean Sea
The term that means the belief in many gods.
polytheistic
Mesopotamians did this to protect their cities.
built walls
Name of the Ancient temples that were built in every city state.
Ziggurat
When the Nile floods it leaves behind this fertile substance.
silt
Ancient Egypt was protected in the South by this geographic feature.
Six cataracts (waterfalls and rapids)
Ancient Egyptian writing
hieroglyphics
The first people of Mesopotamia were called
Sumerians
These were at the top of the Mesopotamia class system.
kings and priests
The Nile floods anually in this month.
June
Ancient Egypt was protected in the East and West by this geographic feature.
deserts
The paper that Ancient Egyptian wrote on.
papyrus
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers was known as...
The Fertile Cresent
The ancient Mesopotamian writing system was called...
cuneiform
This modern day structure provides electricity and increased irrigated land to Egyptians.
Aswan High Dam
The name given to a series of rulers from the same family in Ancient Egypt.
dynasty
The class just below pharaohs
priests and nobles
This is the process was used to bring water to crops.
irrigation
Name of the famous dictator that ruled by force in Ancient Mesopotamia.
Hammuarabi