Mesopotamia
What do we call early members of society that found food for survival?
Hunters and Gatherers
What is the longest river in the world that is used for transportation?
The Nile
What is the capital of Egypt?
Cairo
What type of landform is flat on top and raised on all three sides?
Plateau
What continent has the country of Germany?
Europe
What discovery allowed people to settle and not have to hunt and gather?
Fire and farming
What are the symbols used by ancient Egyptians for writing?
Hieroglyphics
What is the capital of Greece?
Athens
What is the landform completely surrounded by water?
Island
What continent has the country of Mexico?
North America
What two important rivers from Mesopotamia flooded on a yearly basis?
Tigris and Euphrates
What are the major Egyptian buildings that doubled as a grave for a Pharaoh King?
The Pyramids
What is the capital of Italy?
Rome
What is a plain?
a large area of flat land with few trees
What continent has the country of Egypt?
Africa
What was the set of ancient laws that were often considered cruel?
Hammurabi's Code
Share the name of one important Pharaoh.
Tut, Hatsheput, Ramses
What is the capital of China?
Beijing
What is a place that is very dry with little rainfall?
Desert
What continent has the country of Brazil?
South America
What was the first civilization in Mesopotamia that developed writing?
The Sumerians
The Egyptians were polytheistic. What does that mean?
They believed in more than one God.
What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara
What do we call the mouth of a river that is often triangular?
Delta
What continent was Mesopotamia located on?
Asia