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What does the name Mesopotamia mean?

• Between the mountains

• Between the rivers

• Between the forests

• Between the deserts

What did craftsmen in Mesopotamia make?

• Weapons

• Pottery

• Books

• Musical instruments

What was the main occupation of the people in Mesopotamia?

• Fishing

• Hunting

• Farming

• Mining

The written language that the Egyptians used is called...

• Papyrus

• Obelisk

• Hieroglyphics

• Nile River

What are 3 main reasons the Nile River was important for the Ancient Egyptians?

• provided water for drinking and bathing

• provided wet sand to help build pyramids

• water for swimming

• was a place for them to fish for food

• provided water for their farm land

Ancient Egypt is located on the continent of...

• Asia

• Australia

• Africa

• North America

The land of Ancient Egypt was mostly...

• rainforest

• desert

• grassland

• tundra

The word Ancient means...

• Kings or queens who ruled Egypt

• Long, long, ago

• Material used to make paper

• Place where they buried the dead

The Ancient Egyptians settled along what river?

• Rio Grande

• Mississippi

• Huang He

• Nile

The Egyptians worshiped many __.

• plantations

• jackals

• rivers

• gods