Mesopotamia & Egypt Review

The largest river in the world BY VOLUME is the...

Hammurabi put up a bunch of carved stones displaying 250

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers empty into the

Fine particles found in fertile soil and often delivered by flooding rivers is called

Ancient Egyptians wanted themselves buried on which bank of the Nile River?

The pyramids were built during the New Kingdom period.

A person who reads and writes for a (generally well-paid) job in Mesopotamia or Egypt was called

Besides the Tigris, what other major river flows through Mesopotamia?

The raw material of the fabric used by priests to wrap mummies in ancient Egypt came from what plant?

Which pharoah is known to have over 100 sons?

Besides Egypt, where is the best place to stan some obelisks? (i.e. where did most of 'em end up?)

It was difficult for Egypt to grow enough food. They often had to import food from other places.

Pyramids were used for

Which technology was NOT developed by the Mesopotamians

A(n) ________ system supplies land with water that might otherwise to be too dry to grow plants

The term 'fertile crescent' describes:

Hatshepsut is a pharaoh we talk about today because the king

The Tigris and Euphrates both begin in what region?

Taking wild animals and over generations breeding them to be tame and serve other human uses is

Which of the following is located on the EAST bank of the Nile river?

Mesopotamian writing is called

People at the bottom of Mesopotamian societies were

Which crop would you have found in ancient Egypt?

Canopic jars, used during mummification especially in the New Kingdom, were made of what mineral?

The first area of Mesopotamia to develop city-states was

Who would be at the top of a social structure of a Mesopotamian society?

Besides around the Nile river, most of Egypt's land is

What is the longest river in the world?

A symbol that stands for an object (a VERY early form of writing/symbolic language) is..

The first person who took control of most of Mesopotamia gave himself the name