Geography
This valuable material was deposited on river banks after flooding.
What is fertile mud (silt)?
A government run by god-kings and their priests is referred to as...
What is a theocracy?
An independent city that was like its own country (Mesopotamia was made up of many of them!)
What is a city-state?
With this Sumerian/Mesopotamian type of writing, writers could tell stories, relate histories, and support the rule of kings. It was used to record literature such as the Epic of Gilgamesh—the oldest epic still known & was used to communicate and formalize legal systems, most famously Hammurabi's Code.
What is the Cuneiform?
The modern day location of most of Mesopotamia.
What is Iraq?
These two rivers were in Mesopotamia, which is known as land between the two rivers.
What is the Euphrates & Tigris Rivers?
The Mesopotamians believed in MANY gods. The beliefs of many gods is known as...
What is Polytheism?
The Sumerians discovered this metal, thus sparking the beginning of the age. The metal would later be used to make iron.
What is bronze & the Bronze age?
Which river valley civilization has writing not been deciphererd? (able to be read)
Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley or ancient China
What is Indus Valley?
Place the four River Valley Civilizations in the order that they began: Indus (Harappan), Shang (China), Egypt, Mesopotamia (Sumer)
What is Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus, China?
State the name(s) of the river where the last of the four major river valley civilizations began. Known for it's yellow tint.
What is the Huang-he (Yellow River)?
Name for this massive stepped, pyramid-like tower in Ancient Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
This man wrote the first set of "written" laws & the laws would be famously named after him.
Who is King Hammurabi? What is the Hammurabi Code?
The Egyptians kept records which were written on papyrus, carved in stone on tomb/temple walls, & used to decorate many objects of cultic and daily life use.
What are Hieroglyphics?
This group of people were the first to settle in Mesopotamia.
Who are the Sumerians?
The region where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile River Delta?
Stone was scarce, therefore ziggurats & other Mesopotamian buildings were built of...
What is mud bricks?
Leader of the Babylonian Empire known for establishing laws
Who is Hammurabi?
This language within the Indus Valley is uninterpreted, however, seals discovered by archaeologist reveal they traded with Mesopotamia.
What is Sanskrit?
There are FOUR main reasons why the first civilizations began in River Valleys.
What is water (irrigation), silt (fertile soil), defense (natural barrier), & transportation (trade)?
Arc of land that extends from the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
This was located at the top of the ziggurat, these are those who lived at the ziggurat, & only these people could enter. (3 part answer)
What is a temple? Who are the city's gods? Who are the god-kings/priests?
Egypt was well known for their pyramids, which Pharaohs ordered to be built for their afterlife rituals. Pyramids were build during this kingdom.
What is the Old Kingdom?
The person who was trained to write, an specialized worker ;)
Who is the scribe?
A wall or embankment, designed to prevent a river from overflowing.
What is a levee?