Egyptian civilization was founded on the banks of this river
What is the Nile?
100
This Mesopotamian empire was the most militaristic
Who are the Assyrians?
100
The Egyptians prepared their dead for the afterlife via this process
What is mummification?
100
In Mesopotamian construction, poorer families could only afford mud brick, dried in the sun for the construction of their homes, richer families had this, much better option...
What are kiln fired, or kiln dried bricks
100
From a plant by the same name, the Egyptians invented this
What is papyrus?
200
The deserts to the East and West of Egpyt for helpful because they contained valuable minerals, but also because they provided this strategic value
What is they helped to protect Egypt from invaders
200
Many swords, helmets, arrows and spears, as well as these well sculpted projectiles have been found at ancient Assyrian battle sites
What are throwing stones for slingshots?
200
This term refers to ascribing human like qualities to gods
What is anthropomorphism?
200
This technological development was crucial in advancing agriculture
What is irrigation?
200
This is King Nebuchadnezzar's best known accomplishment
What are Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
300
This name, used for Egyptian Kings, literally translates to "Great House"
What is Pharaoh?
300
These massive tombs built in anceint Egypt are still standing today
What are the pyramids?
300
With the used of a reed stylus and wet clay tablets, the Mesopotamians developed this
What is Cunieform writing?
300
In Mesopotamia, The preists were second in command to the king, in Egypt, it was these two groups
What are the Nobles and Military?
400
The form of writing that the Egyptians developed
What are Heiroglyphics?
400
Aside from developments in military technology and weaponry, the Assyrians developed this with their soldiers
What is specialization?
400
The Egyptian process of mummification saw these salted and preserved in Canopic Jars, to be entombed with the body of the deceased
What are the organs?
400
The Mesopotamians developed a number system based around this number
What is 60?
400
Howard Carter, famed archeaologist is credited with the discovery of his tomb
Who is Tutkehamen?
500
Like Mesopotamia, religion in Egypt was
What is polytheistic?
500
Ancient stone relief carvings depict the seige and battle at this ancient city state
What is Lachish?
500
Gods were often considered to have been angry and thus blamed for these types of events
What are floods, droughts, natural diasasters?
500
From making these, Egyptians began to develop an intimate knowledge of human anatonmy
What are mummies?
500
The Nile had this advantage over the Tigris and Euphrates rivers