Communication
What was the first form of writing called?
What is cuneiform?
What river flows through Egypt?
What is the Nile
Monotheism is defined as what?
What is the belief in one and only one god
_____________ were considered the lowest class of people in Egyptian societies.
What is slaves
What was the title of the leader of the Egyptian government?
A Pharaoh
What natural product did Mesopotamians write on?
What is clay?
What two rivers surrounded ancient Mesopotamia?
What is the Tigris and the Euphrates?
_____________ is the belief in several gods.
What is polytheism
The Nile provided a route for Egyptians to __________ with other surrounding civilizations for resources in which Egypt was not rich in.
What is trade
Who was the creator of the first set of written laws in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Who is King Hammurabi?
What did the Egypitans have written in their tombs?
Stories of their greatness and pictures of their needs/pleasures from their life.
Mesopotamia is also known the ________________ due its prime location between two rivers that created rich soil
What is "Fertile Crescent"
Ancient Egyptians buried their Pharaohs in tombs called _________________
What is pyramids
How did humans change from the old to the new stone age?
They began living in farming villages, raising animals and crops
What two groups of people were the leaders of the Mesopotamian government?
Who are the Priests and Patisi
What was the name of the form of writing invented by ancient Egyptians?
What is hieroglyphics?
Name three benefits that societies living in a river valley have over other civilizations?
What is trade, transportation, rich soil, various resources, food, water source, etc.
How many different gods did the Egyptians, as a civilization, believe in?
What is over 2,000
What is a civilization?
What is a large society that is highly organized and can pass down written information from one generation to the next
What saying describes the type of punishments given in Hammurabi's Code?
What is "an eye for an eye"
What is the Rosetta Stone?
What is a stone with writings that have been translated into the same message in three different languages
What is a natural land barrier for Egypt?
What is the deserts.
What Egyptian item could be seen as similar to the Christian Cross?
What is an Ankh.
What items did Egyptians have buried with them in their tombs?
Fine Clothing, Jewelry, Pets.. Etc
A _____________ is a city and surrounding land that make up an independent state, with its own ruler, army, and laws.
What is a city-state