Ancient Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt

where the Pillsbury Dough Boy makes crescent rolls.

rich, fertile land that included a plain known as Mesopotamia.

the land around the Nile River that was lush farmland.

an ancient form of writing Mesopotamians used in bazaars

wedge-shaped writing used for record keeping

a writing system used to decorate tombs that used pictures and symbols for words.

The combination of a city and the state it is in, like Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A city and the land surrounding it that acts as an independent country.

More than a city, less than a state.

an old TV show.

a series of rulers from a single family

brings together several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler

Hammurabi

Cleopatra

Thutmose III

the laws tell us a great deal about Mesopotamian beliefs.

it was a single, uniform code of laws that helped unify a diverse group of people

it gave all of the power to Hammurabi

A and B

it helps spread advancements, ideas, and products from one culture to another, thus advancing civilizations.

it spread the belief of polytheism to other city-states.

it kept Mesopotamian culture from becoming a monotheistic society.

True

False

True

False

the Nile, the Indus, and the Tiger Rivers

the Tigris, Euphrates, and Nile Rivers

the Yellow River, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea

the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Blue Lake