Egypt
Mesopotamia
Early Civilization
Vocab
100
The river that helped support the Egyptian people and civilization. Was called "The gift of the ......"
What is the Nile River
100
What civilization was settled in between the two rivers at point c? The civilization name translating to between the rivers
What is mesopotamia?
100
This was the geographic reason that early civilizations settled where they did
What is a river?
100
The first ever set of laws/rules
What is Hammurabi's Code?
200
What did the Nile river provide to the people of Egypt?
Protection, transportation, food, water for themselves as well as crops and animals
200
Focusing on one or few tasks/jobs.
What is specialization?
200
Believing in multiple gods
What is polytheism
200
A large area of land under one ruler.
What is an empire
300
What was the math used to help create the pyramids?
What is geometry?
300
As early civilizations progressed and became more complex, these two things grew and developed
What is religion and politics
300
What geographic factor led to the neolithic revolution?
What is the ice age ending? Longer growing seasons.
300
An advancement used to move water to crops.
What is an irrigation system?
400
Someone who is considered a god amongst us. They were also in charge of the Religion and Government.
What is a Pharoah?
400
Cuniform as well as hyrogliphics were both ways for people to
What is write?
400
A _____ is a giant area of land under one ruler. The position is handed down to their son when the father passes.
What is a dynasty?
400
Who was someone from ancient Egypt that would record information that we have looked back on and learned from nowadays.
What is a scribe?
500
A government that is also run by the religious leader
What is Theocracy?
500
This was the biggest impact farming and agriculture had on our way of life.
What is settling down?
500
The change in our way of living from being nomadic hunter gathers to living in settlements and starting to grow crops.
What is the neolithic revolution?
500
A person blending both power of religion and government led to what kind of government?
What is theocracy?