Geography
A valley formed by running water
River Valley
Type of religion practiced in Mesopotamia
Polytheistic
Major buildings in Egypt that connect to death and the gods
Pyramids
A group of people that is directly in control over citizens, Make rules to keep civilizations working
Government
How long is an essay?
5 paragraphs
Two rivers Mesopotamia is located between
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Religious buildings in Mesopotamia
Ziggurats
Ruler of Egypt
Pharaoh
A loosely structured set of rules and customs that defines how people act with and towards each other.
Social Structure
What does each body paragraph need to start with?
Topic sentence
Major river in Egypt
Nile River
Type of writing used in Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
Why were people mummified and put in tombs with items?
So they could reanimate in the afterlife with all their things.
Science or knowledge used to solve problems or invent useful tools
Technology
What should the last sentence of your introduction be?
Thesis statement
What the land Mesopotamia is located on is referred to
Fertile Crescent
Legal Code
Hammurabi's Code
What were innovations that came from ancient Egypt?
Hieroglyphics, Medicine, Weights and Measures, Invention of Paper
Qualities in a person's society that forms an understanding and identity of a civilization.
Culture
What should your conclusion end with?
A statement on why we should care about the topic.
Sea the Nile River is connected to
Mediterranean Sea
What did the flooding of the rivers provide to the soil in Mesopotamia?
Silt
How did trade influence ancient Egypt?
Egypt had to trade to get what they needed, they went on trade expeditions, etc.
The way civilizations make money in order to survive
Economics
How many pieces of evidence should you have in each body paragraph?
2!