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Ancient Egypt
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Sumerians
Mesopotamia
Judaism
100
Ancient Egypt was ruled by a series of dynasties. What is a dynasty?
What is a ruling family?
100
Name one of the five themes of geography.
Who is MR. HeLP?
100
What was another name for Sumeria?
What is Mesopotamia?
100
Why was cuneiform important to Mesopotamia's social structures?
What is it allowed laws to be written down?
100
The founder of the Hebrew People
Who is Abraham?
200
River that runs through Egypt and is the longest river in the world
What is the Nile River.
200
Cuneiform and hieroglyphics were important achievements in the development of.....
Who is written language?
200
This Sumerian story is the world's oldes story and could be considered the first superhero.
What is Gilgamesh?
200
The babylonian king, Hammurabi, created the first set of recorded laws. They are know as what?
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
200
Are the Hebrew people monotheistic or polytheistic?
What is monothestic?
300
Name one thing that Egyptian civilization is known for (HINT: Their culture.)
What is farming, hieroglyphics, pharaohs, mummification?
300
What is a defining characteristic of polytheistic religions? (HINT: What do they believe in)
What is many gods and goddesses exist.
300
These are Sumerian religious temples.
What are ziggurats?
300
Group that Invented Cunieform
Who are the Mesopotamian's?
300
Set of laws followed by Judaism (HINT: Moses was given these)
What is the 10 commandments?
400
Egyptians created this process that uses chemicals to preserve dead bodies.
What is mummification?
400
What was the main reason for the pyramids?
What is a tomb for the pharaoh?
400
This is the name of the Sumerian writing system.
What is Cuneiform.
400
Why do historians study artifacts?
What is to learn about earlier people?
400
This is the holy book of Judaism. It contains the Old Testament of the Bible.
What is the Torah?
500
This type of writing is used by the Ancient Egyptians.
What is hieroglyphics?
500
A town or city that controls the land around it. (Hint: Two words together.)
What is a city-state?
500
These Sumerians were able to learn how to read and write.
What are scribes?
500
This means the land between two rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
500
What are rivers so important to early civilizations?
What is used for watering crops (irrigation)?