GRAPES
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Resources
Vocabulary
100

Mountains

Geography

100
Mesopotamia is known as the first ________

Civilization

100

What was the most important thing in Egypt that allowed it to become a great and powerful civilization?

Nile River

100

Water

Natural Resource

100

Another word for farming

Agriculture

200

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone

Achievements

200

What happened every year that made the land farmable?

The rivers flooded leaving behind nutrient rich silt

200

What were Pyramids used for?

To bury Pharaohs 

200

Marine Biologist 

Human Resource

200

An advanced state of society that includes geography, religion, achievements, politics, economics, and social structure.

Civilization

300

Ancient Egyptians worshipped cats

Religion

300

What is Cuneiform?

Mesopotamia's writing system
300

Before Egypt was unified by Menes, the two sections were called ____ Egypt and _____ Egypt.

Upper and Lower Egypt

300

Solar Panel

Capital Resource

300

When people focus on one job and trade for the other goods and services they need.

Specialization of Labor

400

Name the BEST two features of Civilization that an EGYPTIAN PYRAMID would fall under

Achievements and Religion

400

What King of Babylon wrote down the first set of laws?

Hammurabi

400

How did Egyptians mainly travel and trade? What did they build/use

Canals

400

Farm

Capital Resource

400

A man made waterway that connects a natural water source to farmland. They can also be used for transportation

Canal

500

A Pharaoh 

Politics

500

Name one of the two rivers that surrounded Mesopotamia (spelling does not count)

Tigris and Euphrates

500
What does the fact that Egyptian mummified cats tell us about their beliefs?

They worshipped cats and/or valued them highly

500

Gold

Natural Resource

500

What is given up when a choice is made.

Opportunity Cost