Geography
He combined both the crowns into one?
How did Sargon travel down the river, and who found him?
In a basket. And a servant of the king
The first empire to form in Mesopotamia was named Akkadia. Why?
Sargon named it after his hometown of Akkad
What does Maat hold in her hand to judge a person's heart whether it contains sin or is pure?
What is a scale or a feather?
What's another name for the Fertile Crescent?
What is the Cradle of Civilization?
This was done to many people's dead bodies to preserve them for the after life.
What is embalming or mummification?
Name the first type of structure used to Egypt as a tomb. It was easily robbed
What is an Underground Room Tomb?
Who wanted to be called "the king of the whole world?"
Shamshi-Adad
Name the 3 types of Egyptian coffins
What are gold, wood, and stone?
What direction does the Nile River flow?
South to North?
He was buried in the Great Pyramid.
Who is Cheops or Khufu?
What did Shamshi-Adad rub on the base of the temple to make the god happy?
Oil, butter and honey
This animal was described in early writing by words that made him a "river horse"?
What is a hippopotamus
These were tombs that were built with a shaft straight down into the ground. This was then filled with sand and rocks to prevent grave robberies.
What is a mastaba tomb?
What type of environment or habitat is most of Egypt?
What is the desert?
Name the giant lion with a man's body that guards the pyramids
What is The Great Sphinx?
It's the city where Abram grew up.
What is Ur?
Name two of the things the Egyptians buried with a mummy
Food, gold, chariots, games, toys, boats, furniture
Name the area where the Nile River broke into many rivers and flowed into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile Delta?
He was known as Osiris' evil brother.
Who is Set?
What great building was erected to worship the god of Ur?
What The Ziggurat of Ur?
Name two things Hammurabi discovered or is known for besides his laws
The earth moves around the sun, 12 months in a year, 24 hours in a day, an hour is 60 minutes
Before the time of empires, each city was independent and had it's own king and god. What was this called?
What is a city-state?