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Ancient Cultures
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Vocabulary
100
These are the two rivers that prompted the settlement of the area known as Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates.
100
Many countries in North Africa have had this kind of all-encompassing ruler.
What is a dictator.
100
The capitol of Egypt.
What is Cairo.
100
Most people in Northern Africa are this religion.
What is Islamic. (Muslim)
100
A fertile or green area in a desert.
What is an oasis.
200
This is the ancient writing of the area of the Sumerians of Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform.
200
The Nile River flows in this direction.
What is north.
200
This is the language most commonly spoken in Northern Africa.
What is Arabic.
200
The name given to rural Egyptian farmers.
What is fellahin.
300
This is what an ancient government ruled by religious leaders is called.
What is Theocracy.
300
He was the dictator of Libya for more than 40 years.
Who is Muammar Qaddhafi.
300
The capital city of Libya.
What is Tripoli.
300
Name 3 foods that are common for Egyptians to eat.
What is fava beans, figs, olive oil, veal, lamb, kabobs, tahini, babaganoush, eggplant, sesame oil...
300
Mineral salt used as fertilizer.
What is phosphate.
400
This is what young Sumerian boys went to school to become.
What is scribes.
400
Libya was occupied and ruled by this country until the late 1800s.
What is France?
400
The city in Libya in which there was an attack on a US Embassy on September 11, 2012
What is Benghazi.
400
This is a common place to trade or sell goods.
What is bazaar.
400
Nonreligious
What is secular.
500
This is what the temples of the Sumerians in Mesopotamia were called.
What is ziggurat.
500
This is a very large dam that was built in Egypt to control the waters of the Nile River.
What is the Aswan High Dam.
500
The capital of Morocco.
What is Rabat.
500
This is the name for the traditional scarf that many Muslim women wear to cover their head/face.
What is Hijab
500
Areas of the Sahara with huge, shifting sand dunes.
What is ergs.