ancient mesopotamia & Egypt

what does Mesopotamia mean?

where was the first civilization ?

What is the region in the middle east which curves like a quarter moon?

Belief in many gods

what is the ziggurat?

what kind of government is a god thought to be the ruler of?

What was the first writing system developed by the sumerians ?
(hint: wedge -shape writing)

what was the first written laws; given to the people of Ancient Babylon by King Hammurabi

What is Patriarchal?

What is the longest river in the world ?
(hint: it runs through Egypt)

What is Inundation?

What is the mud left behind from the flooding of a river?
(it is good for fertilizer)

Who was King Menes?

What does dynasty mean ?

What was the name for the Egypt king

What is "ka"?

What is "Ba"?

What is mummification?

What are canopic jars?

What is a sarcophagus?

Who was King Khufu?

What is the only monument of the 7 ancient wonders of the world to survive?

What is KIng Khufu's boat?

What is the Great Sphinx?

What is the Egyptian picture writing?

What is the Rosetta Stone?

Who invade Egypt and Ruled for 200 years?

Who is Hatshepsut?

Who rejected the traditional religion in favor of worshiping the Aten or sun disc
(hint: he named it after himself)

Who was the 17 year old pharaoh whose tomb survived untouched by grave robbers?

What did Ramses II do ?

What is papyrus?

What do you call the spread of ideas from one culture to another culture?