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What metal was made by combining copper and tin?
Bronze
What river, found in Egypt, is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
Name one of the three rivers that defined the area.
The Indus River, the Ravi River, and the Ganges River.
Name one of the two rivers of Eastern Asia.
The Yellow River and the Yangzi River.
Scribes
What is the title for the king of Egypt?
The pharaoh
Name one of the two major cities of the area.
Mohenjo Daro & Harappa
Name one of the two rivers of Mesopotamia.
The Tigris River and the Euphrates River.
This two word term means "a place of fertile soil, water for irrigation and domesticated plants & animals."
River basin
Besides the body of the king or queen, name something you might find buried in a pyramid.
Food, clothing, jewelry, furniture, treasure, or slaves.
Private homes had bathrooms with _____ and _____.
Showers and toilets
What new invention helped artisans make bowls, cups and plates?
Pottery wheel.
The Egyptians made sacred carvings of pictures called what?
Hieroglyphics
What was the name of the type of paper made out of reeds that grew along the banks of the Nile River?
papyrus
the sun.
What two word phrase means "a political organization based on the authority of a single, large city that controls the surrounding area?"
A city-state.
What was the name of the wedge-shaped writing used by Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
What was the name of the cursive form of writing used by Egypt (it's not hieroglyphics!)
Hieratic
The melting snow of what mountain range watered the Indus Valley?
The Himalayas
Who is considered to be the world's first conqueror?
Sargon (of Akkad) in Mesopotamia.