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Forces the population to live along the coast
Sahara Desert
longest river in the world
nile river
Rosh Hashanah
Jewish New Year
object with archaeological or historical interest
Jews will fast and pray for forgiveness during this holy time
Yom Kippur
Two main rivers of mesopotamia
only have to name one; bonus points if you name both
Tigris and Euphrates River
pharoah who united upper and lower egypt
Menes
nomarch
famous Egyptian pharoah; King Tut
tutankhamun
King of Babylon who had a famous law code
Hammurabi
work of architecture
mosques
vizier
pharaoh's chief overseer
Three religions that originated in the region
Must name all three
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
believe in more than one God
Polytheism
mummies
ancient Mesopotamian Hero
Gilgamesh
ancient egyptian rulers
pharoah
Semitic
ancient writing systems of Egyptians and Sumerians
Must name both
Hieroglyphics and Cuneiform
a large area under control of a Mesopotamian city
city-state
Holy period of fasting
Ramadan
hieratic
script used for everyday purposes
pyramids
bodies and belongings were buried here
land between Mediterranean and Persian Gulf
Fertile Crescent
Dominant language in the region
Arabic