Leaders
What was the name of the Pharoah who made the great Pyramid?
Pharoah Khufu
What Continent is Egypt on?
Africa
What do we call a religion with multiple gods?
Polytheistic
What was the system of writing in Egypt?
Heiroglyphics
This word means a leader in Ancient Egypt
Pharoah
Pharoah Khufu's son made the great Sphinx and a slightly smaller pyramid. What was his name?
Pharoah Khafre
Where is Mesopotamia located?
Asia or the Middle East
The gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt were unique in what way? Hint: It was how they were depicted
Part animal
What is one reason that writing was so important in civilizations?
Writing laws, history, singing songs
This word means doing something correctly
Accurately
What was the name of the king of Mesopotamia who has a law code written after him?
King Hammurabi
What were the names of the rivers in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What were the religious temples in Mesopotamia called?
Ziggurats
What was the system of writing in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
This word means to be able to see something
Visible
This pharoah famously passed away when he was only 19.
King Tut
What was the name of the main city in Mesopotamia where they had famous gardens?
Babylon
What do we call a religion with one god?
Monotheistic
What was the written law code in Mesopotamia?
The code of Hammurabi
Is a caravan a type of language?
No
This king of Mesopotamia made the famous gardens of Babylon and had a really long name
King Nebuknezzar
Egypt was known as "the gift of ____". What was Egypt a gift of?
The Nile
After people died, Egyptians believed they passed on to the ______ (Life after death)
Afterlife
Why is writing in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia so important to us today?
To learn more about the past
What was the name of people who dig things up from the past to learn about history? Howard Carter was one.
Archaeologist