Show:
Geography
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Religions
Miscellaneous
100
Why was a civilization able to develop in Ancient Egypt?
the Nile River flooded and provided fertile soil to farm
100

The Greek word meaning "Land between the rivers."

What is Mesopotamia?

100
Egyptian writing is known as _____________________.
hieroglyphics
100

Egyptians believed that all pharaohs were _____.

they were godlike; part god

100
How did the status of women in Egypt compare to the status of women in other ancient civilizations?
women had a higher status; allowing them to move around and have jobs that most women in other civilizations could not have
200
Why was a civilization able to develop in Mesopotamia?
the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flooded and provided fertile soil for farming
200
What is significant about Hammurabi's Code compared to earlier king's laws?
it was the first set of laws to be written down
200

What major accomplishments of Egyptian civilization happened during the Old Kingdom?

the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx were built

200

The belief in many gods

What is polytheism?

200
What is the Rosetta Stone?
a stone that was found which helped anthropologists to be able to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics
300
The first civilization to develop in Mesopotamia was known as
Sumer
300

The Mesopotamian system of writing.

What is cuneiform?
300

The Egyptian system of writing

What are hieroglyphics?

300
What is the purpose of mummification?
to preserve the body after death
300

What kingdom developed south of Egypt in the land of Nubia?

The Kingdom of Kush

400
The Nile River flows north from central Africa to the Mediterranean Sea creating a ________________, a triangular area of fertile soil.
delta
400

Mesopotamia was made up of these: there was the city and the surrounding land and farmland is controlled by the a government or king.

What is a city-state?

400

The period of time called the Age of Pyramids

What is the Old Kingdom?

400

What is a theocracy?

A form of government based on religious authority.

400

Rich soil left after a flood

What is silt?

500

Upper Egypt is located in the _________________ and Lower Egypt is located in the _________________. (compass rose directions)

south; north

500

The arc of fertile land in southwest Asia (in modern day Middle East) is referred to as...

The Fertile Crescent

500

What happened during the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt?

It was a period of stability. Then, Egypt was conquered by outside invaders known as the Hyskos

500

The religious temple constructed by the Sumerians

What are ziggurats? 

500

When people specialize in different jobs leading to the creation of social classes

What is division of labor?