Ancient Sumer & Egypt FLASHCARD #2

Provides protection form invaders

Constantly invaded because of no natural barriers...

A temple built in the center of the city-state

Groups of states or territories governed by one ruler

About 80 of these existed along the Nile

Laws and punishments were unequal, harsh and divided by class...

Dug a series of canals to bring water to dry land

A large multi-level religious place of worship

System of writing using pictures and symbols to represent ideas, concepts or sounds

River valleys provide a source of fresh water, irrigation and...

The Great Pyramid of Giza ____ feet high and covered ____ acres

The land between two rivers.....

First system of writing was....

Mesopotamia is known as the land between two.....

All early civilization developed in ....

The pharaoh was considered a god in .....

This group had the first empire

This increases the available farm land

Mountains, deserts and cataracts are...

This leads to limited contact with outsiders...

River valleys had mild climate, fertile soil and....

The Nile River: "The _______ of the Nile"