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- 4. This word means "land between rivers". It is part of the Fertile Crescent.
- 7. Also called the "Cradle of Civilization" because the first civilizations and agriculture developed here. Two words/no space.
- 11. Form of government used in both Egypt and Mesopotamia. Led by a king.
- 12. The title for ancient Egyptian rulers.
- 15. Left behind when rivers flooded. Helped make the land fertile.
- 16. _______, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians were all civilizations in Mesopotamia.
- 17. At the bottom of the social pyramid (structure) in both Egypt and Mesopotamia.
- 18. One of these, featuring 365 days, was invented by the ancient Egyptians.
- 19. The belief in more than one god. Found in both Mesopotamia and Egypt.
- 22. Title for the ruler of civilizations in Mesopotamia.
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- 1. Egyptians called their land this which meant "Black Land" because of its fertile soil.
- 2. When this occurred, rivers deposited silt making the land around the river fertile.
- 3. Paper was made from this plant in ancient Egypt.
- 5. Type of writing invented in Mesopotamia.
- 6. Writing system in ancient Egypt
- 8. Material found along riverbanks used for building and pottery.
- 9. Ziggurats were examples of these buildings used to worship gods.
- 10. Primary purpose of Egyptian pyramids. Burial place.
- 13. Invented by the ancient Mesopotamians. It changed transportation forever.
- 14. His code was one of the first written legal codes.
- 20. This river and the Euphrates River were central to the development of Mesopotamian civilization.
- 21. Measure of time invented in Mesopotamia. ____ seconds = 1 minute.