Ancient Contributions
Geography
Vocabulary
River Valley Characteristics
Nothing To Do With World History
200
Thin piece of paper made from a reed
What is Papyrus
200

Body of water that the Nile River flows into.

What is the Mediterranean Sea.

200

a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.


City-State
200
Land between rivers
What is Mesopotmaia
200

Egg, Tree, Water, Lizard

What are some of the 1st clues offered in one of our contexto games.

400

The greatest gift that Ancient Egyptians (Sumerian's) gave the modern world.

What is Writing?

400

DAILY DOUBLE. A present day country where Ancient Mesopotamia flourished.

What is Iraq, Kuwait, Turkey, Syria.

400

An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

Artifact

400
Domestication of animals and cultivation of crops led to settled communities in this era of history
What is the Neolithic Revolution
400

Two

What are the number of new puzzles added to the Puzzle wall in R25 since the 1st day of school.

600
The Sumerians invented a hard, round object that turns and causes machinery or a mechanical device to move
What is the wheel
600

The biggest mountain range in the world, that was north of the Indus River Valley

What is the Himalayan Mountains

600

The seasonal wind accompanied by increased or decreased precipitation according to its direction.

What is a Monsoon?

600

This object was found in 1799 by French troops and it enabled researchers to decipher the Hieroglyphic language.

What is Rosetta Stone.

600

Carl

What is the name of the Mallet used to set-up the Volleyball net?

800

Besides the alphabet, The Phoenicians also gifted the world this valuable item.

What is Dye to color cloth?

800

Egypt, Indus, China and Mesopotamia all developed because of this key geographical feature?

What is a river/ river valley

800

** 2 Part Question:

These giant structures acted as tombs for whom?

What are the Pyramids? and Who are the Pharaohs?

800
The development of early civilizations depended on this main factor that was a result of rivers flooding.
What is what is fertile land
800

30, 20, 15 and 10

What are the New Friday Snack Shack Prices due to Inflation.

1000
Man-made systems for transporting or distributing water for use in agriculture
What is irrigation
1000

One of the only rivers in the world that run from South to North?

What is the Nile river?

1000

What is a series of rulers that come from a single family?

What is Dynasty.
1000
1.Centralized government 2. Organized religion(s) 3. Social classes 4. Specialization of labor (different jobs) 5. Art and architecture 6. Cities 7. Public Works (e.g. roads, bridges, temples) 8. System(s) of writing
What are characteristics of a civilization
1000

Carlos, Cristian, and Miracle

The only three students who do not have a cell phone pouch yet in Room R25