Mapping
Geography
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Religion
100
The country with the Great Pyramid.
What is Egypt?
100
The definition of this word is "productive soil."
What is fertile?
100
Another name for the Mesopotamia region. (think of its shape and "fertile" soil)
What is the Fertile Crescent?
100
This civilization was called the "Gift of the Nile."
What is Ancient Egypt?
100
This religion was based on the Teachings of Jesus Christ.
What is Christianity?
200
This country is trying to join the EU, because it is located in Europe and SW Asia.
What is Turkey?
200
Due to the dry climate, farmers developed this, which is the process of bringing water to dry land.
What is irrigation?
200
The famous emperor who ruled Mesopotamia from 1792-1750 BC. (Came up with a law)
Who is Hammurabi?
200
Name 2 ways the Nile helped ancient Egyptians.
What are fertile soil and transportation?
200
Believed in a god they called Yahweh, and are descendants of Abraham.
What is Judaism?
300
This large country in North Central Africa (Between Algeria and Egypt) has been experiencing civil war.
What is Libya?
300
This is the largest body of water near North Africa and SW Asia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
This word is defined as a city and the areas it controls.
What is a city-state?
300
The pyramids were built for these people.
Who are the pharaohs?
300
This religion's sacred text is the Qur'an.
What is Islam?
400
This is the Western-most Northern African country that we have mapped.
What is Morocco?
400
The Nile flows in this direction.
What is north?
400
Name the 3 classes of Ancient Mesopotamia and give an example from each.
What are High, middle, and low? (Kings, Priests, Wealthy. Skilled workers, merchants, farmers. Enslaved people)
400
The system of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians.
What is hieroglyphics?
400
The founder of the Religion of Islam.
Who is Muhammad?
500
Name the 3 world religions that can trace their roots to the Israel, Lebanon, Jordan area.
What are Christianity, Islam, and Judaism?
500
Name the 3 major rivers in this region.
What are the Tigris, Euphrates, and Nile?
500
2 Part Question: A wedge-shaped writing used by these people to keep records.
What is cuneiform and scribes?
500
Ancient Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was the living son of this god.
Who is Re, or the Sun God?
500
Name one thing Christianity, Islam, and Judaism have in common.
What is one god, developed in the same region?
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