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Physical Geography
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Birthplace of Three Religions
Muslim Empires
100
This is the type of soil the floodwaters provide...it also means rich in resources and nutrients
What is Fertile
100
The Sumerians developed one of the first systems of writing called this?
What is Cuneiform
100
This is the paperlike material that the Ancient Egyptians created?
What is papyrus
100
This is the term that means to believe in only 1 God.
What is monotheism
100
A government that is ruled by a religious leader is known as this?
What is Theocracy
200
This is the method of bringing water to dry land.
What is Irrigation
200
This is the name given to Mesopotamia that describes its shape and rich soil?
What is Fertile Crescent
200
This is the Ancient Egyptian writing system that uses pictographs?
What is Hieroglyphics
200
This is the term that means to believe in more than 1 God.
What is polytheism
200
This was the title given to a Muslim ruler from 632 until 1924
What is caliph
300
This salty lake in Israel is the lowest place on earth.
What is the Dead Sea
300
These were the people who were trained to be record keepers for the temple, the royal government, and the business world?
What is Scribes
300
These were the huge tombs created for pharaohs?
What is Pyramids
300
In this religion, its beliefs were spread by disciples of Jesus.
What is Christianity
300
The most important teachings of Muhammad are summed up in these?
What is The Five Pillars of Islam
400
This sea is the largest body of water in the region of North Africa and Southwest Asia
What is the Mediterranean Sea
400
These were the first people to live in Mesopotamia.
Who are the Sumerians
400
This is the name of Egyptian Sun God.
Who is Re. (Ray) or Horus
400
In this religion, the believers are called Muslims
What is Islam
400
These were names that were given to the rulers of the Ottomans Empire. Think about Aladdin!
Who are sultans
500
This river flows from east central Africa to the Mediteranean Sea in northeast Egypt.
What is the Nile
500
This is a pyramid shaped tower used in Ancient Mesopotamia
What is a ziggurat
500
Egyptians built these to carry water from the Nile to the parts of the land the flooding water did not reach?
What are canals
500
This is the holy book of Islam
What is the Qur'an or Koran
500
These were the name given to a special group of soldiers loyal to the sultan.
Who are Janissaries