What is a famous statue in Egypt?
Sphinx
Who is the most well known pharaoh?
King Tut
What was the writing system in Mesopotamia called?
Cuneiform
A set of laws in Mesopotamia was called...
The Code of Hammurabi
What are well known structures that are located in Egypt?
Pyramids
Mesopotamia was located in...
Southwest Asia
In Mesopotamia, there were pyramid shaped towers with long stair cases leading to a temple. What are these structures called?
Ziggurats
What was Mesopotamia also called?
The Fertile Crescent
Egyptians used this plant to make an early form of paper.
Papyrus
What allowed scholars to translate hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone
What two rivers was Mesopotamia located in between?
Tigris and Euphrates
What were the kings in Ancient Egypt called?
Pharaohs
What is a civilization?
the society, culture, and way of life in a particular region
What was Egypt's form of writing called?
Hieroglyphics
What was the process of preserving bodies for afterlife in Egypt called?
Mummification
Egypt is located in what continent?
Africa
A method of supplying crops with water is called...
Irrigation
Where was the Nile River located?
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptians were monotheistic or polytheistic?
Polytheistic