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This style of writing was created by the Sumerians
What is cuneiform
100
A religious temple in Sumer
What is ziggurat
100
What continent is Egypt located on?
What is Africa
100
Name the major river that flows through Egypt
What is the Nile
100
This is the name of the first ancient civilization
What is Sumer
200
What does B.C. stand for?
What is Before Christ
200
What does A.D. stand for
What is After Death, or Anno Domini "In the year of our Lord"
200
What two meanings does the word "Pharaoh" mean?
What is king and decendent of the god Ra
200
What flower does Egypt's major river resemble?
What is a lotus flower
200
Mesopotamia is located in what modern day country?
What is Iraq
300
This is also known as the Middle Stone Age
What is Mesolithic
300
This is also known as the Old Stone Age
What is Paleolithic
300
What is one major accomplishment of the Egyptians
What is building pyramids, making own language, written records
300
How many seasons can Egyptians farm the land?
What is 3-6 months
300
This ancient civilization is known as the China. What two rivers run through it?
What is Yellow and Yangtze
400
This is another name for the Old Babylonians
What is Amorites
400
This is also known as the New Stone Age
What is Neolithic
400
Egyptians were polytheistic. What does that word mean?
What is they worship many gods
400
Which was does Egypt's major river flow?
What is south to north
400
Assyrians were ruled by what kind of ruler?
What is warrior kings
500
He was the Assyrian god of war
Who is Ashur
500
An epic was written after this major Mesopotamian leader
What is Gilgamesh
500
What three languages are written on the Rosetta Stone?
What is Greek, Hieroglyph and Demotic
500
Describe the placement of Lower and Upper Egypt
What is Lower is more north and Upper more south
500
These two rivers make up the Fertile Crescent in ancient Mesopotamia
What is Tigris and Euphrates
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