A __________ is a community of people with a shared identity and government

Independent cities that ruled the land around them and had their own laws are called ___________.

The _____________ was an area of land in the Middle East & Africa, known for having good conditions for farming.

________ is a system of faith and beliefs about the world, usually involving a god or multiple gods.

__________ is the belief in many different gods.

Found in Mesopotamia, a _________ was a big pyramid-like tower, built to honor the gods

__________ is a government based on religion in which decisions are made by religious leaders

A ________ is a government in which decisions are made by a single leader, usually called a king or a queen.

The ________ Age came after the Neolithic Age, and was defined by the use of the first metal tools.

The Copper Age began at the end of the Neolithic Age, around the year _______.

In order for copper to be made into tools, it had to be melted down and then cooled through a process called ______.

The first civilizations in human history are called ____________________, due to how close they are to major river systems.

The first river valley civilization began in the region of ______, in southern Mesopotamia.

What two rivers surrounded Mesopotamia?

Mesopotamia is a Greek word that means ______________.

Which of these is NOT a reason that civilizations began near large rivers?

How did people living in Mesopotamia deal with the unpredictable flooding from the Tigris & Euphrates rivers?

Which of these is NOT a major development from the Neolithic Age to the Copper Age?

The first system of writing, created in the Sumer region of Mesopotamia, was called _________.

Historians believe the first ever city-state in Sumer was called _____.

Sumerians wrote on tablets made of ____.

Which of these is NOT a reason that the Sumerians developed writing?

The Sumerians were polytheistic, meaning they believed in _________.

Which of these was NOT a Sumerian god or a goddess?

Which letter on the map shows the location of Mesopotamia?

Which letter on the map shows the location of Egypt?

What river did Ancient Egyptians depend on?

In what continent are Egypt & the Nile river located in?

_________ were the rulers of Ancient Egypt

What was the role of the Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt? (Select all that apply)

The writing system invented by the Ancient Egyptians is called _____________.

Which of these is not something that is a part of Ancient Egyptian culture?

Egypt's government was a Theocracy. A Theocracy is a government based on __________.

Which of the following groups was at the BOTTOM of the Egyptian social structure?

In Ancient Egypt, the ______ helped the Pharaoh by collecting taxes, supervising workers, and keeping records

The ___________________ Civilization was one of the 4 major river valley civilizations that appeared in South Asia.

The Indus Valley Civilization depended on the _______ River.

What is the name of the advanced, large city in the Indus Valley Civilization that was one day mysteriously abandoned?

Which of these is NOT a theory about why the city of Mohenjo-Daro may have been abandoned?

_____________ was one of the 4 major river valley civilizations that appeared in East Asia

Ancient China depended on the _______ River

The ________________________ was built by Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang to protect China from attacks

China kept how ____ was made a secret for over 2,000 years!

The trade routes connecting China to the rest of the world were called the __________