Early River Civilizations: Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt

Question 1

The eternal life force

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Ka

Question 2

Area that operates similarly to an independent kingdom, and shares a culture with other areas.

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city-state

Question 3

Legendary King of Mesopotamia his deeds are detailed in one of the world's first epic poems

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Gilgamesh

Question 4

Papyrus used as a surface for Egyptian system of writing known as

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hieroglyphics

Question 5

Continuing line of rulers who would pass the ruling of a country from father to son,

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dynasty

Question 6

Rocky and shallow sections along the Nile River. They were impassable by boat.

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Cataracts

Question 7

The main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt was to function as

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tombs

Question 8

The belief in many gods

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Polytheism

Question 9

Area between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea

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Fertile Crescent

Question 10

King of Upper Egypt who united the two kingdoms.

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Narmer

Question 11

The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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Mesopotamia

Question 12

Mummification was connected to the Egyptian belief

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in the afterlife

Question 13

Uniform code of laws that unified diverse groups of people

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Hammurabi's Code

Question 14

The worlds first civilization is located in a region the size of Massachusetts

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Sumer

Question 15

The belief that Pharaohs were divine

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Theocracy

Questions 15