Ancient Civilization

Complex societies that have a government, written language, organized religion, jobs, and cities.

• Cuneiform

• Civilization

• States

A form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• city-state

• irrigation

• civilization

Where on earth is the Indus River Valley?

• Iraq

• Pakistan and Western India

• North Carolina

• China

What was so special about Gilgamesh?

• He could fly

• He was part god and part man

• He had lots of friends

• He was rich

Ancient Mesopotamia existed between what two rivers? 

• Tigris and Nile
• Euphrates and Nile
• Amazon and Nile
• Tigris and Euphrates

_______ means "land between two rivers." 

• Crescent
• Euphrates
• Tigris
• Mesopotamia

Most ancient civilizations were ______. 

• monotheistic
• polytheistic
• atheistic
• dualtheistic 

The longest river in the world; associated with Ancient Egypt.

• Tigris River

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Niger River

Name given to Egyptian rulers who held absolute power and were regarded as divine or god-like.

• President

• Czar

• Pharaoh

• Consul

Egyptian form of writing.

• Cuneiform

• Sanskrit

• Hieroglyphics

• Phonetic Alphabet