Domain 4- Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt

Visible: Is thunder visible?

Flooding: Can heavy rains cause flooding of the river?

Accurately: If I did my math homework accurately, does that mean I didn’t make any mistakes?

Trade: Do some people trade books with friends when they finish reading them?

Which civilization understood that leaders were important?

Tradition: If a family celebrates the Fourth of July every year by watching the fireworks, is that a tradition?

Which civilization developed along the Nile River in Africa?

Which civilization was ruled by a pharaoh?

Symbols: Are the letters of our alphabet symbols for sounds?

Which civilization developed a system of writing known as cuneiform?

Which civilization developed a system of writing using hieroglyphs?

Which civilization built pyramids as burial places for important people?

Which civilization discovered that the flooding of the river left rich soil for growing crops?

Specific: Is a strawberry a specific type of fruit?

Pharaoh: Was the pharaoh always the weakest person in Egypt?

Archaeologist: Can an archaeologist help uncover parts of ancient cities to learn about the way people lived long ago?

Sphinx: Is a sphinx an imaginary creature with the body of a lion and head of a person?

Pyramid: Is a pyramid a structure with four triangular sides and a square base?

Hieroglyphs: Were the hieroglyphs the people who searched for the tomb of King Tutankhamun?

Which civilization believed in many gods and goddesses?

Which civilization developed between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers in Asia?

Religion: As part of the ancient Egyptian religion, did people worship many different gods and goddesses?

Scribes: Were scribes the people in ancient Egypt who built the pyramids?

Which civilization had cities?

Which civilization realized the importance of developing a system of writing to keep records?

Caravan: Can a caravan be seven trucks driving slowly along the highway during a snowstorm?

Which civilization had written laws known as the Code of Hammurabi?