WHI.3a,b Egypt and Mesopotamia

To get things not found where they lived people in early river valley civilization did what?

First writing system . Wedge shaped symbols on clay tablets in Ancient Mesopotamia

Walled temple like complex that was common in Mesopotamian cities such as this one in Ur

1 What led to early people developing settled communities?

The river outlined in purple that flows through Egypt

Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers. What 2 rivers?

What did River Valleys provide for people in ancient civilizations?

The two rivers pictured here were the base for what ancient civilization?

Ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures represented ideas and sounds

Which word means belief in many gods?

What natural barriers provided protection for people along the Nile River Valley

Title given to the leader in Ancient Egypt who was also viewed as a God

Government in River Valleys Civilizations was based upon

First codified (written) law was written by whom and what civilization?

The ancient Hebrews settled near the fertile crescent. Which color on the map is closest to that location?

Small, independent "mini-countries" are called

A government where the leader is viewed as a God

Rule that is passed down from generation to generation within the same bloodline

Mesopotamia is located in an area historically known as...

True or false, the Phoenicians created the first alphabet

Who led the Hebrews in their flight from slavery in Egypt?