Civilization

It is the longest river in the world, beginning in East Africa and flow into the Mediterranean Sea

All facts of Egypt economy except for:

• They traveled in caravans to trade metal, wood and salt.

• The pharaoh owned everything in the kingdom.

• They dug a canal that ran from the Nile River to the Red Sea. Trade route was easier

• The economy was centered around farming and fishing.

Material similar to paper made from the reed that grew near the Nile River

• Pictographs and phonograms

• Papyrus

• Hierogliphics

• Wheat and barley

Considered one of the oldest surviving and most famous stories that relates a friendship between two friends.

Government in Mesopotamia

• The city-states were conquered by Sargon in 2350BC

• The king Hammurabi's laws were based upon fairness, justice and family

• The most prominent city-states were Ur, Uruk, Eridu and Kish

• The Middle Kingdom dealt with the flooding and built a system of canals.

Religion in Egypt

• The gods were responsible for everything. Forces of nature.

• Wealthy people's bodies were made into mummies

• In order to have a good afterlife, they had to live in harmony

• The most prominent gods were Enlil and Enki. Kings were demigods

Respected people who read and wrote hieroglyphics keeping records and taxes in Egypt

Achievements in Mesopotamia

• Surplus of crops and governing centers

• Connecting paved road system

• Poems, stories, lessons , religious texts on pieces of papyrus

• Solar calendar with 365 days, human anatomy, chemistry advancements.

An arc of land from Egypt to Mesopotamia that had favorable conditions for farming was known as:

• The Valley of the Kings

• Delta

• Fertile Crescent

• The land between the two rivers

The large middle class in Mesopotamia was composed by:

• Farmers

• Artisans

• scribes

• Mountain men