Ancient Civilizations

What did Hammurabi's Code provide for Mesopotamians?

• Legal System

• Religion

• Economic System

• Writing System

Wedge-shaped writing made with reeds on clay tablets is called ______.

• Hieroglyphics

• Caligraphy

• Cuneiform

• Picture Writing

Which rivers was Mesopotamia between?

• Nile and Euphrates

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Tigris and Amazon

• Euphrates and Amazon

Which river did Ancient Egyptians live by?

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Indus

• Amazon

In what modern day country was the Fertile Crescent?

• Iran

• Kuwait

• Egypt

• Iraq

Who invented writing?

• Egyptians

• Sumerians

• Persians

• Aryans

The Sumerians invented what?

• Wheel

• Papyrus

• Compass

• Mummies

What were the tombs for kings called in Ancient Egypt

• Caskets

• Hieroglyphics

• Pyramids

• Papyrus

Who was the most famous Pharoh?

• Tut

• James

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Hammuraabi

What did Egyptians use to better preserve their body for the afterlife?

• Papyrus

• Hieroglyphics

• Mummification

• Cremation