Mesopotamia and Egypt

includes different jobs and social levels; some individuals have higher social status than others. Usually illustrated by a pyramid (low classes at the bottom; upper at the top)

• social structure/hierarchy

• city-states

• theocracy

• work force

The belief in many gods.

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Judaism

• Theocracy

The belief in only one god.

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Theocracy

• Democracy

A place located in a region known as the fertile crescent. It means, "between the rivers".

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

• Israel

A rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.

• The Great Pyramids

• Ziggurat

• Tomb

• Sphinx

A wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia.

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Emojis

• Emoticons

The system of Egyptian writing with pictures that represent words or sounds.

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Emojis

• Emoticons

A landform that forms at the mouth of a river, where the river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, or reservoir.

• stream

• river delta

• marsh

• salt lake

A monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt.

• Ziggurat

• Pharoah's Tomb

• Pyramid

• Rectangular Prism

The name of the ruler of Ancient Egypt.

• Pharaoh

• King

• Queen

• Priest