Ancient Egypt 🇪🇬
: The Nile Rive
What river was essential to the development of Ancient Egyptian civilization?
: The Code of Hammurab
What is the name of the earliest written law code created in Babylonia?
Iron weapons and a strong army
What made the Assyrian Empire’s military so powerful?
Pyramids built as tombs for pharaohs
What were the pyramids in Ancient Egypt used for?
Cuneiform writing system
What writing system did the Babylonians use?
Capital city of Nineveh
: What was the capital city of the Assyrian Empire?
Tutankhamun’s tomb was found nearly intact
Which young pharaoh’s tomb was discovered with many treasures in 1922?
Ziggurats were built as temples
What were ziggurats used for in Babylonia?
Used battering rams and siege towers:
What tools did the Assyrians use to conquer walled cities?
Hieroglyphics were carved into temple walls
How did Ancient Egyptians record their writing on buildings?
Babylon was located between the Tigris and Euphrates
Where was the city of Babylon located?
Ruled by kings like Ashurbanipal
Who was one of the famous kings of the Assyrian Empire?
The Book of the Dead guided souls in the afterlife
What Ancient Egyptian text helped people reach the afterlife?
Babylonian astronomers studied stars and planets
What did Babylonian scientists study in the sky?
Created one of the first libraries in history
What important cultural achievement did the Assyrians build in Nineveh?