Mesopotamia
Major Landforms
Terms to Know
Ancient Africa
Between the Rivers
100
this is regarded as the first true human civilization
What is Sumer
100
These are the largest mountains in North America
What are the Rockies
100
These highly recognizable Egyptian buildings were used as burial sites for pharaohs
What are pyramids
100
This culture developed hieroglyphics
What is Egypt
100
This Greek term means "between the rivers" and refers to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates
What is Mesopotamia
200
A famous code of law was written by this ruler of the Babylonian Empire
Who is Hammurabi
200
This is Africa's largest desert
What is the Sahara
200
This method of watering crops involves diverting water from rivers into fields
What is irrigation
200
Nubia was home to this ancient culture which some know as
What is Kush
200
This civilization is the first to develop true writing
What is Sumer
300
This is regarded as the first true writing
What is cuneiform
300
This major South American river shares a name with the major South American rainforest
What is the Amazon River
300
This term is often attributed to the time before written history existed
What is prehistory
300
This female pharaoh is known for expanding Egypt's power through conquest and trade
What is Hatshepsut
300
Farmers use this method of diverting water from rivers to their fields
What is irrigation
400
These were people who were paid to write and keep records
What are scribes
400
This cold Asian desert is located partly in China and partly in Mongolia
What is the Gobi Desert
400
This term refers to a single family's rule over a country
What is a dynasty
400
This term is used to label the years between the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms of Egypt
What is intermediate periods
400
This is history's first known code of law
What is Hammurabi's Code
500
Sumer had this type of religious system, which means that Sumerians worshipped many gods.
What is polytheism
500
The land of Mesopotamia exists between these two rivers
What are the Tigris and Euphrates
500
This term refers to humans and their close relatives, such as Neanderthals
What is hominid
500
The pharaoh Ramses signed a peace treaty with this Anatolian people
Who are the Hittites
500
This ruler of the Akkadian empire is considered history's first emporer
Who is Sargon
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