Mesopotamia
What region of the world is it located in
Middle East
What continent is Egypt located in
Africa
What is it?
Formation of villages through domestication of agriculture/ animals
What was the Paleolithic Age
time when people are nomadic/ hunter-gatherers
What does BC/AD mean-- Which comes first
before Christ/ anno domino-- BC comes first
The nickname of the land that is between the two rivers in Mesopotamia, as well as in Egypt
Fertile Crescent
True or False-- Lower Egypt is located on the Northern half of Egypt
True
What is Hammurabi's Code
Series of 282 laws, eye for an eye
What is Theocracy, who believed in it
Belief that your ruler is a god-- Egyptians
How do you spell my last name?
WILLOX
Name the two rivers that flow in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
Name the King who united all of Egypt
Menes
When does most history in Egypt begin (what Dynasty) What is it know as today
3rd, the Old Kingdom
What is unique about the Nile River, two facts
longest river in the world, flows north
Memphis
What was the first Civilization in Mesopotamia
Sumer
What river cuts through Egypt
The Nile
What is Polytheism
Belief in more than one God
how far did the limestone blocks have to travel to make the pyramids
400 miles
Who is Osiris
god of the underworld
What was the repeating pattern with civilizations in Mesopotamia
Civilizations would be invaded, unpredictable flooding
Describe the stages of Egyptian Society
pharaoh at top, nobles/government officials next, skilled workers/merchants, unskilled workers peasants
How old am I
28
Reincarnation-- Tell me what it is?
Life after death, good deeds= admittance to the other world
What is the cause/effect of agriculture
-creates civilizations
-leads to diseases
-war
-religion