Countries/Capitals
How many countries are found in North Africa and the Middle East?
20
Identify the longest river in the world
The Nile River
define Prehistory-
Before History
Define Mesopotamia- Which two rivers does Mesopotamia refer to?
Land between the rivers- Tigris and Euphrates
On what body of water did Egypt and Nubia develop?
What 4 regions can Egypt and Nubia be broken into?
Nile River
Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt, Upper Nubia, and Lower Nubia
Identify the capitals of the following countries: Morocco and Iran-
Rabat and Tehran
What human-made body of water connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?
Suez Canal
Identify three important developments that occurred during prehistoric times.
Hunting in groups, Fire, and the development of Agriculture
Identify the first civilization to develop in Mesopotamia.
Sumer
What are the sources of the Nile river? At what city do the sources meet to form the Nile river?
Who is responsible for the phrase "gift of the Nile?" What did he mean
Blue and White Nile and at Khartoum
Herodotus and he meant that without the Nile, life wouldn't have been able to grow in Egypt
Identify the capitals of the following countries: Jordan, Syria, and Afghanistan-
Amman, Damascus, and Kabul
Identify 3 rivers found in North Africa & the Middle East.
Tigris, Euphrates, Nile, Blue Nile, or White Nile
Identify the three advantages of farming and raising livestock.
Surplus of food, stay in one place, and a growing population
Characterize the religion of the Sumerians.
Polytheistic
Who started Dynastic rule in Egypt? What kind of society did he create?
Define Dynasty- Who started dynastic rule? who ended dynastic rule? how many dynasties ruled in Egyptian history?
King Menes. He created a society that was peaceful and Pharaoh's having absolute power
Family of rulers- Menes. Alexander the great. 30
Identify the capitals of the following Countries: Qatar, Turkey, Yemen, and the UAE (United Arab Emirates)-
Doha, Ankara, San'a, and Abu Dhabi
Identify 3 mountain ranges found in North Africa and the middle east.
Asir, Atlas, Taurus, or Zagros mountains
Identify the seven characteristics of civilization.
Cities, Government, Artisans, Social Class, Writing, Art, Architecture
Identify two inventions of the Sumerian civilization.
Plumbing/ Wheel
Define Black and Red land- Why is the Red land considered as important as the Black land?
Explain why Egyptians preferred to live on the East bank of the Nile.
Black land is fertile soil/ silt and the Red land is desert- Red land protected them from invasion and the Black land allowed civilization to grow
The Egyptians believed that the sun god, Amun Ra was born in the East, his life was his journey across the sky, and his death was in the west so the west bank is the land of the dead
Identify the five countries and capitals of the five countries found in North Africa.
Egypt- Cairo, Libya- Tripoli, Algeria- Algiers, Tunisia- Tunis, and Morocco- Rabat
What Middle Eastern country is found on the Anatolian plateau?
Turkey
How did the development of the wheel contribute to the spread of civilization?
people could trade idea's, goods, and services by wheeled vehicles and spread across land faster
Explain how the Geographical features of Mesopotamia led to the development of civilization.
They were surrounded by Mountains and deserts which protected them from invasion and the Tigris & Euphrates rivers allowed them to grow a Surplus of food
Identify and describe the three Nubian kingdoms.
In what three fields did Egyptians make Important achievements? give two examples for each.
Kerma- Made delicate pottery and is found at the 3rd cataract, Napata- conquered Egypt (25th Dynasty) and is found at the 4th cataract, and Meroe- started the Iron age in Africa and is found in between the 5th and 6th cataract
Medicine- Herbalism and Anatomy, Astronomy- Predicted when the Nile would flood and 365 day calendar, and Writing- Papyrus and Hieroglyphics