Sumer
Sumerians developed a form of writing called ___________.
Cuneiform
This word is greek for a "A Land Between Two Rivers".
Mesopotamia
The ______ river is one of the world's largest rivers and runs over 4,000 miles.
Nile
What is a social pyramid?
Ranking system from weakest to strongest.
Name the three rivers located int he fertile crescent.
Babylon
Mesopotamia is located between which two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
The largest and most bountiful part of the Nile river is called ___________.
The Delta
What is slavery?
Slavery is when one person own another person.
What is irrigation?
Watering of crops by pipes or canals.
What was the name of the ruler that united Sumer?
Sargon
Long periods of dry weather are called _______
Droughts.
Egypt's Economy was based on _________.
Agriculture
True or false: Slaves did not have the right to be treated fairly in Ancient Egypt.
False
What are droughts?
Long periods of dry weather.
A group of lands or territories controlled by one government is called?
Empires
______ is mixture of rock and soil.
Silt.
Pharaoh _______ united upper and lower Egypt.
Pharaoh Menes
Which way does the Nile River flow?
South to North
Name 2 empires that grew out of the Fertile Crescent.
Egypt, Sumer, Babylon, Assyria
__________ is one of the oldest examples of a Code of Law.
Code of Hammurabi.
What is the difference between Northern and Southern Mesopotamia? (Think agriculture)
Northern Mesopotamia flooded less and rained more while Southern Mesopotamia flooded more and rained less.
The Great Pyramid took _____ years to finish.
22
Name one present day country (not including Egypt) that fell under the control of the New Kingdom Egypt's army.
Syria, Lebanon, and Israel
The fertile crescent's most important crops were ______ and ________.
Wheat and Barley