Ancient
Egypt 1
Egypt 1
a very rich soil, that has been brought to an area by moving water
What is fertile soil (or silt)
Pictures and symbols used as a form of writing by the Ancient Egyptians
What are HIEROGLYPHICS?
Temples built by the Sumerians in Ancient Mesopotamia
What are ZIGGURATS?
a form of writing used by SUMERIANS and other people of Ancient Mesopotamia. The writing used different symbols carved on a clay tablet.
What is CUNEIFORM?
The head of Egyptian society
What is a PHARAOH?
buildings that have four sides shaped like triangles the sides come together to form a point.
What are PYRAMIDS
Ancient Egyptians used this plant to make baskets, shoes and rope and even a special kind of paper.
What is PAPYRUS?
Mesopotamia was often called this because of its rich soil and shape
What is the FERTILE CRESCENT?
TWO important RIVERS that formed a valley called Mesopotamia .
What is TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES
These type of people settled down in valleys of the Tigris & Euphrates river about 8000 years ago and became farmers
Who are hunter-gatherers (nomads)?
rulers of ancient Egypt.
What are PHARAOHS
Early farmers in Egypt depended on this river to provide fertile soil
What is THE NILE RIVER?
Mesopotamia had a society divided into different social groups which is a system called this
What is a class system?
These people were trained to be society's record keepers
Who were scribes?
Egyptians believed that the Pharoah was the living son of this sun god
Who is Re?
the life after ones death; the ancient Egyptians had a very strong belief in this
What is the AFTERLIFE?
After flooding, the Nile's waters would go back in this month
What is October?
These are made up of a central city and the area it controls.
What are CITY STATES?
The temples the Sumerians built were called ziggurats. They were built as a special place for worshiping ...
Who are the GODS
Nile mud was used to make these items.
What are bricks and pottery?
Dead bodies that have been preserved with salt and chemicals and wrapped in linen so that they will not decay
What are MUMMIES?
Because the Nile runs through the desert it is sometimes called this
What is the River in the Sand?
This is a pointed tool used for making marks in clay or other material
What is STYLUS
This ruler developed the first known system laws which were strict and harsh
Who was Hammurabi?
This Sumerian invention changed how people and things were moved from one place to another
What is the WHEEL?