an artificial waterway for draining or irrigating land

a carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll

an organized collection of laws

a Sumerian system of writing using wedge-shaped symbols

the area of fertile land in the Middle East from the Nile River valley to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Egyptian writing using pictures

supplying with water by artificial means

a rule of conduct, enforced by the government

a man-made riverbank, built to prevent flooding

The land between 2 rivers (the Tigris and Euphrates rivers)

the process of preserving the bodies of the dead

a group of people belonging to a high social class, who have special status and privileges

a 4 sided pillar that becomes narrower at the top, and has a small pyramid on top

a plant that can be pressed into a material which can be written on

people belonging to a low social class who worked in the fields

an Ancient Egyptian ruler or king

the belief in many gods

a massive structure that served as a tomb for ancient Egyptian pharaohs

a class of scholars and copiers who were important to the government, the army and the priesthood

a hand-operated device for lifting water

a high official, often part of the noble class

a statue with the head of a man and the body of a lion

an ancient Sumerian temple

this structure shows the level of each social class in terms of importance