Farming
Name one of the rivers that ancient Mesopotamians used.
Tigres or Euphrates
Who was the main leader we talked about in Mesopotamia?
King Hammurabi.
What is the name of the major city in Mesopotamia?
Babylon
What is the ancient writing of Mesopotamia called?
Cuneiform
What does polytheistic mean?
Many god and goddesses.
What did ancient Mesopotamians and Egyptians build to help get water from the rivers to dry farm area?
Canals
What was Hammurabi's "Golden Rule?"
Treat others how you want to be treated.
Why were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon built?
As a gift to the king's wife
What did ancient Mesopotamians write on?
Tablets of stone or wood
Name one of the three world religions.
What is the name of the river in Egypt.
The Nile
Which pharaoh built The Great Pyramid?
Pharaoh Khufu
What are the temples in Mesopotamia called?
Ziggurats
What is the ancient Egyptian writing called?
Hieroglyphics
What did Egyptians call the god of the sun?
Amon Ra
What did the Nile river do each year?
Flooded
What statue has the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion?
The Sphinx
Deserts
What was the first kind of paper that Egyptians used?
Papyrus
Which God was the shape of a cat?
Horus
What were the rivers used for? Name two things
Fishing, bathing, drinking, travel, etc
Which leader's remains were found by Howard Carter and Lord Carvaron?
King Tut.
What city are the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx?
Giza
How are cuneiform and heiroglyphs different than writing today?
They were symbols and shapes and we use letters and sounds.
Where did Egyptians think they went after they died?
The afterlife