Vocabulary
Geographical Features
River Characteristics
Leaders/Rulers
Fun Facts
100
A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top.
What is a ziggurat?
100
The two main seas associated with Egypt
What is the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?
100
A seasonal wind associated with rivers
What is a monsoon?
100
This leader is recognized as a fair and just ruler. Babylonian king who is known for creating a strict set of laws. This set of laws that were posted throughout the city-states for all citizens to read. This set of laws helped reduce violence and bloodshed. It also helped protect women in a time where they had few rights.
What is Hammurabi?
100
The desert located in Egypt
What is the Sahara Desert?
200
Cuneiform vs. Hieroglyphics
a. A writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols.
b. A system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge- shaped marks in soft clay.
Cuneiform: b
Hieroglyphics: a
200
The river shown in this photo is...
What is the Nile River?
200
The length of the Nile River
What is 4,000 miles?
200
This leader was more interested in promoting trade than starting wars. Made great efforts to restore trade relations that had been interrupted by the Hyksos invasion.
What is Hatshepsut?
200
The civilization the Ganges River is located in.
What is the Indus River Valley?
300
Monarchy vs. theocracy
a. A government ruled by a king or queen.
b. A government in which the same person is both the political leader and the religious leader.
Monarchy: a
Theocracy: b
300
The Mountain Range located in the Indus River Valley.
What is the Himalaya Mt. Range?
300
The Tigris and Euphrates river run _______ to each other.
What is Parallel?
300
This person was a strong leader and general who expanded Egypt’s control to the Euphrates River and into Mesopotamia. His troops also moved south far up the Nile and conquered Nubia, which had once thrown off Egyptian rule. His armies captured nearly 350 cities.
What is Thutmose III?
300
What are the steps of mummification in order?
Rub the body with oils and fill with spices
Remove the organs
Wrap the body tightly with long strips of linen
Put the body in a natron mix for 40 days
What is 2, 4, 1, 3?
400
an ancient language of India and the name of an Indian prince.
What is Sanskrit and Raja?
400
The civilization located in Africa
What is Egypt?
400
Characteristics of the Ganges River.
What is dirty, polluted, gross, sacred?
400
A young pharaoh who became a leader at age 10, died 9 years later. He restored the religion that his father changed. His tomb was untouched.
What is Tutankhamen (King Tut)?
400
The civilization where you can find the Fertile Crescent.
What is Mesopotamia?
500
The class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law.
What is "Caste"?
500
The civilization where you can find the two rivers that run parallel to each other.
What is Mesopotamia?
500
The Nile Rivers flooding caused the farmers to use ______ to calculate where their boundary markers should be.
What is geometry?
500
The leader that tried to change Egypt's religion, which was based on the worship of many deities. Believed that Egypt's priests had grown too powerful and wealthy, and felt threatened by their power. He started a new religion, introduced the worship of Aton, the sun god as Egypt's only god.
What is Amenhotep?
500
A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams.
What is Irrigation?