Vocabulary
More than what is needed.
Surplus
This word means: "Land between the rivers."
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt was located along the banks of which River?
The Nile River
The Mesopotamian writing system
Cuneiform
What body of water were most ancient civilizations located near?
Rivers
Fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river.
A Delta
How were Mesopotamian Kings viewed?
Representatives of the gods
Which city in Egypt is where the pyramids can be found?
Giza
The Egyptian system of writing.
Hieroglyphics
True or False: The religions in Mesopotamia and Egypt were monotheistic.
False. They were polytheistic
A type of paper made out of reeds.
Papyrus
Mesopotamia was between which two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
How were deserts and oceans useful for Ancient Egyptians?
The deserts and oceans were useful to Ancient Egyptians because they provided natural protection.
What were the Ancient monumental structures built as a tomb for Egyptian Pharaohs.
Pyramids
True or False: Pyramids were palaces for the Pharaoh to live in.
False. They were tombs
A type of government that is ruled by a religious leader.
Theocracy
This famous set of laws was written by a Babylonian king and carved into stone.
What is Hammurabi’s Code?
DAILY DOUBLE!
This belief caused Egyptians to preserve bodies and bury treasures with the dead.
Belief in the afterlife, the belief in life after death, or the belief that the soul lives on after the body dies
True or False: Dikes and reservoirs were used to store and keep water during dry seasons?
True
Who the 7th grade class would say certain things like: "chungus" "fupa" "pumpkin spice latte," and "oh my god guess what my crush said"
Parker Ranger
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
city-state
DAILY DOUBLE: Name ONE of the empires that existed in Mesopotamia?
The Sumerian Empire, The Akkadian Empire, or The Babylonian Empire
Which best describes how citizens in Babylon were treated under Hammurabi's Code?
Laws were harsh, eye for an eye, and punishments for breaking the law varied based on social class.
The religious temple constructed by the Sumerians.
Ziggurat
Which 7th grade boy makes this exact face?
Brayden Wardlaw