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Ancient Mesopotamia & Egypt
Unit Overview:
I Can…
…point out the major physical features that led to the development of
Mesopotamia and Egypt
… detail the features of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that allowed the
area of Mesopotamia to thrive.
… detail the features of the Nile River that allowed Ancient Egypt to thrive.
… describe the development of written language in Ancient Egypt and
Mesopotamia.
…. explain the religions of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and their
influence on buildings and monuments.
Ancient Mesopotamia & Egypt
Unit Overview:
I Can…
…point out the major physical features that led to the development of
Mesopotamia and Egypt
… detail the features of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that allowed the
area of Mesopotamia to thrive.
… detail the features of the Nile River that allowed Ancient Egypt to thrive.
… describe the development of written language in Ancient Egypt and
Mesopotamia.
…. explain the religions of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and their
influence on buildings and monuments.
Ancient Mesopotamia & Egypt
Vocabulary
Ziggurat
a type of rectangular temple tower or tiered mound erected
by cities in Mesopotamia.
Sumerians
Silt
people from an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia
that contained a number of independent city-states
A city that has its own government and controls the
surrounding country side, but is not under the control of
another government
early form of written language used by people of
Mesopotamia that is made up of wedge shaped marks
A king of ancient Mesopotamia, known for putting the laws
of his country into a formal code
Region of land stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the
Persian Gulf that saw the development of ancient societies
A thick black mud left by seasonal floods
Pharaoh
a title of an ancient Egyptian king
City-state
Cuneiform
Hammurabi
Fertile Crescent
Ancient Mesopotamia & Egypt
Vocabulary
Silt
a type of rectangular temple tower or tiered mound erected
by cities in Mesopotamia.
people from an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia
that contained a number of independent city-states
A city that has its own government and controls the
surrounding country side, but is not under the control of
another government
early form of written language used by people of
Mesopotamia that is made up of wedge shaped marks
A king of ancient Mesopotamia, known for putting the laws
of his country into a formal code
Region of land stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the
Persian Gulf that saw the development of ancient societies
A thick black mud left by seasonal floods
Pharaoh
a title of an ancient Egyptian king
Ziggurat
Sumerians
City-state
Cuneiform
Hammurabi
Fertile Crescent
Ancient Mesopotamia & Egypt
Vocabulary
Ziggurat
Sumerians
a type of ___________________________
mound erected by _____________________
people from an ______________________
Mesopotamia that contained a __________
___________________________
City-state
A city that has ________________ and controls
the surrounding country side, but is ________
________________________________
Cuneiform
_____________________________ used by
people of Mesopotamia that is made up of
___________________________________
Hammurabi
A ______________________________, known
for putting the ______________________
____________________________
Fertile Crescent ____________________________________
Mediterranean Sea to the ______________
________________________________ of
ancient societies
A thick ___________________________
Silt
_____________ floods
Pharaoh
a title of an _________________________
________________________