Early Civilization, Egypt, Mesopotamia

The Sumerians developed hieroglyphics.

Why was the Fertile Crescent called the fertile crescent?

The following are Sumerian technical advances:

During which period in ancient Egyptian history were the pyramids built?

What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?

What was the main consequence of the annual flooding of the Nile River?

AD means Anno Domini.

What were the roles of men and women in Sumer?

Where was Cheops' tomb located?

Where are the eight characteristics of a civilization?

Which geographical feature was vital to early civilizations?

Where was Upper Egypt located?

Ancient Egyptians believed that the pharaoh should be elected.

Mesopotamia means between valleys.

Pyramids tell us that Egyptians believed in the afterlife, believed that pharaohs were gods and were skilled craftsmen.

Ziggurats were Mesopotamian temples.

The limited amount of land in Sumer caused the city-states to fight each other.

The Egyptians developed cuneiform.

The unifications of Egypt and Mesopotamia were similar because they were united through peaceful treaties.

How were Egyptian and Mesopotamian social institutions similar?

Which Mesopotamian ruler unified the region?

Where did the first civilization begin?

Similarities between the early farming settlements are farming, tools, decorative items, advanced cultures.

How do archaeologists learn about the past?

Which rivers are in Mesopotamia

Why did ancient Egyptians practice mummification?

The Egyptians invented papyrus.

Papyrus last longer than stone tablets.

What were the four River Valley Civilizations?

BC means Before Christ.

Why did Egyptian and Mesopotamian fathers want their sons to become scribes?

Egypt greatly needed wood.

Which social class allowed a person to move up the scale?