Physical Geography
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Three Religions
Stuff
100
This river in ancient Egypt allowed Egyptian society to thrive
What is the Nile?
100
The first inhabitants of the Fertile Crescent
What is the Sumerians
100
a burial place for a pharaoh in Ancient Egypt
What is a pyramid?
100
the founder of Islam
What is Muhammad?
100
This man stated: "that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".
What is Neil Armstrong
200
Mesopotamia is known as this for its soil and its shape
What is the Fertile Crescent?
200
someone who kept records in Ancient Mesopotamia
What is a scribe
200
Egyptian society grew because of the gifts of this river.
What is the Nile?
200
This religion is based on the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus?
What is Christianity?
200
This man stated: "Fourscore and seven years ago, our forefathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal".
What is Abraham Lincoln
300
Mesopotamia is located between these two rivers
What is the Tigris and Euphrates?
300
A pyramid shaped tower that were built to honor the gods
What is a ziggarut?
300
The Egyptian god of the sun
What is Re?
300
The holy book of Islam
What is the Qur'an
300
The villain in Lemony Snickets "Series of Unfortunate Events."
What is Count Olaf?
400
The method of bringing water to dry land
What is irrigation
400
This system of writing was used in Ancient Mesopotamia
What is cuneiform?
400
The ancient Egyptians wrote on this
What is papyrus?
400
Abraham and his descendants founded this religion
What is Judaism
400
In 1902 this man saved the life of a defenseless bear, thus lending his name to a child's toy.
What is Teddy Roosevelt?
500
This gulf is located just south of Mesopotamia
What is the Persian Gulf
500
This Mesopotamian ruler was famous for his code of laws
Who is Hammurabi?
500
The ancient Egyptian form of picture writing
What is hieroglyphics?
500
The belief in only one god
What is monotheism?
500
The nation's motto that appears on all our coins and paper money.
What is In God We Trust?