Geography
This river was essential to the development of ancient Egyptian civilization.
What is the Nile River?
Ancient Egyptians used this writing system made up of picture-like symbols.
What is hieroglyphs?
The Indus River Civilization is found on this continent.
What is Asia?
This civilization is the name of Hammurabi's empire.
What is Babylon?
This achievement helped civilizations grow food in dry areas by controlling the water supply.
What is irrigation?
This area developed between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers where multiple civilizations flourished.
What is Mesopotamia?
What is mummification?
Indus River Valley cities were carefully planned with streets arranged in this pattern.
What is a grid pattern?
This famous ruler created a famous code of laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
This civilization is associated with the development of the wheel and early writing.
What is Sumer or Mesopotamia?
The Indus River Valley civilization developed primarily in these two modern-day countries.
What is Pakistan & India?
This kingdom was known for the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
What is the Old Kingdom?
Unlike the writing systems of Egypt and Mesopotamia, this writing has not been fully deciphered.
What is Indus script?
These are large temple structures that were built in Mesopotamia.
What are ziggurats?
These two civilizations are known for developing early writing systems that have been deciphered.
What are Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
This civilization developed closest to the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Ancient Egypt?
These are the two main tributaries that form the Nile River.
What is the White Nile and Blue Nile?
This ancient city, along with Mohenjo-daro, was a major center of the Indus civilization.
What is Harappa?
He created the first Akkadian empire.
Who is Sargon?
This civilization developed standardized bricks and carefully planned cities.
What is the Indus River Valley?
The Indus River flows into this sea, which is part of the northern Indian Ocean.
What is the Arabian Sea?
During this kingdom, Egypt focused on military expansion and building an empire.
What is the New Kingdom?
This mountain range lies north of the Indus River Valley region.
What are the Himalayas?
This civilization was known for their military strength and cruelty as a ruling empire.
Who are the Assyrians?
Hammurabi's Code is often associated with this phrase, meaning punishments depended on the crime or social status.
What is an "eye for an eye"?