Geography
What were the two rivers surrounding Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
farming / agricultural revolution
World's Oldest story
Epic of Gilgamesh
Rulers of Egypt
Pharaohs
What were pharoahs viewed as?
Gods
What river did Egypt rely on?
Nile
Egypt built these to bury their pharaohs
pyramids
Egypt traded with this civilization
Punt
Law code in Mesopotamia
Code of Hammurabi
Why did pharaohs bring jewelry / prized possessions in their tombs?
They believed they would follow them to the afterlife
Describe the Egyptian Climate
Hot, Arid, Dry
Used to move water to the crops
Irrigation
Name of Holy Buildings in Mesopotamia
Ziggurats
"boy king" who dies at 19
King Tut
Many
What continent is Egypt on?
Africa
Mesopotamia used this to dig large amount of farmland
plow
Name of Egyptian writing
Hieroglyphics
name ONE civilization that emerged in Mesopotamia
Ur, Uruk, Babylon, Persia, Assyria, Judah, Israel
What group was at the bottom of the Egyptian social ladder
slaves
What region of the world was Mesopotamia in?
Middle East
Egypt used these to predict floods
calendars
Name of Mesopotamian writing
Cuneiform
Name of King known from a famous story
Gilgamesh
Name of Gilgamesh's freind
Enkidu