Mesopotamia and Egypt Study Guide

An area of land with its own government and laws

• Cities

• City-State

• Towns

• States

Harsh and rigid written laws in Mesopotamian society

• Book of the Dead

• Epic of Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi's Code

• Cunieform

When there is structure and order in society

• City-states

• Theocracy

• Cuneiform

• Social Order

What is the name of the river in Egypt (choose all that apply)

• Tigris

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Mississippi

What is the name of the river(s) in Mesopotamia (choose all that apply)

• Tigris

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Mississippi

Which of the following features are natural barriers? Choose all that apply.

• Pyramids

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Rivers

• Ziggurats

Which rivers were unpredictable? (Choose all that apply)

• Tigris River

• Nessler River

• Euphrates River

• Nile River

Which river is known to be highly predictable?

• Tigris River

• Nessler River

• Euphrates River

• Nile River

Which civilization was OPTIMISTIC about their life, after life and gods due to the predictability of their river.

• Mesopotamia

• Nile Valley

• Shang China

• Indus

Which civilization was PESSIMISTIC about their life, after life and gods due to the unpredictability of their river.

• Mesopotamia

• Nile Valley

• Shang China

• Indus