Religion & Government
Hammurabi's most famous law
What is "An eye for an eye"
Mesopotamia's form of writing, consisting mostly of shapes
What is cuneiform
The name of the major river found in Egypt
What is the Nile River
How many styles of pyramids are there?
What is 3
The highest rank in either civilization
What is King/Pharaoh
What is theocracy
Ancient Egypt's main form of writing
What is hieroglyphics
The names of the 2 major rivers in Mesopotamia
What is the Tigris and Euphrates
This was built around the Ziggurat of Ur
What is a city
The majority of each civilization's population held this job
What is farming
Egyptian practice of removing organs and wrapping a body to preserve it
What is mummification
Used to translate ancient languages
What is the Rosetta Stone
What is a delta?
What is where the river flows into an ocean or sea
People who are prisoners or owe debt
What are slaves
To believe in multiple Gods
What is polytheistic
Mesopotamian currency
What is Shekel
The word Mesopotamia is translated into this
What is "The land between two rivers"
Found at the top of Ziggurats
What is a shrine to the Gods
The only people who can read and write
When your Gods have human like traits/characteristics but are not actually human
What is anthropomorphic
Boat used by Mesopotamians to transport along the river and trade goods
What is a kelek
This revolutionary invention by the Mesopotamian people made farming much more efficient
What is irrigation
The Pyramids of Giza line up with this constellation
What is Orion's Belt
In Mesopotamia Priests worked directly under the King, who worked directly under the Pharaoh in Egypt?
What is Nobles & Military Leaders