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Mesopotamia
Egypt
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Junk Drawer
100

Mesopotamia and Egypt became sedentary 

What is needing rivers for agriculture and trade? 

100
The arc of fertile land in southwest Asia is referred to as...
What is the Fertile Crescent?
100
The source of the Nile is located in Lower or Upper Egypt.
What is Upper Egypt?
100

Technologies impact on farming

What is is made it easier? 

100
The man who made the saying," An eye for an eye" famous.
Who is Hammurabi?
200
The belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
200
The Greek word meaning "Land between the rivers."
What is Mesopotamia?
200

This decided your social class in ancient Egypt

What is your job?

200
The device that helped farmers get the land ready for planting.
What is the plow?
200

The Code of Hammurabi was important because it was the….

What is the first set of codified law, and written law? 

300

Nomads settled in Mesopotamia because 

What is silt/fertile soil?

300
One of 3 environmental problems people in Mesopotamia faced.
What is flooding rivers, lack of natural resources and no natural protection?
300
The king in Egypt is also thought to be a _____________.
What is a god?
300
The Egyptian system of writing.
What is hieroglyphics?
300
Hammurabi's laws did not treat people equally. The basis of the laws depended on a person's….
What is social class?
400

System of government controlled by men, Mesopotamia for example 

What is patriarchy? 

400

In Mesopotamia, the king's power came from 

Who are the gods? 

400

The pharaoh's other job 

What is the military leader? 

400
The Mesopotamian system of writing.
What is cuneiform?
400
The 2 rivers found in Mesopotamia.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates?
500

3 or more ways rivers helped civilization?

What are transportation, trade, jobs, calendars, agriculture, religion? 

500

Mesopotamians wrote in cuneiform

What is to keep records and track sales? 

500

The role of a scribe in ancient Egypt

What is improve communication?

500
The religious temple constructed by the Sumerians.
What is a ziggurat?
500
The main difference between the flooding of the Nile in Egypt and the Tigris/Euphrates in Mesopotamia.
What is the Nile was predictable? Flooded in JULY!!!!!