1. Section 1 Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
Chapter 3
Section 1
Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt

2. Civilization
People that developed writing, cities, and specialized workers.
1st about 5,000 years ago

4. Mesopotamia One of the 1st civilizations
Between Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Fertile Crescent
During bronze age

7. Farming Began around 4500 B.C. Irrigation system
Ditches dug to better water crops

8. Government City-state Theocracy City controls the land around it
Government is ruled by a king who is the religious leader too.

9. Sumer Earliest city-state Cuneiform
Form of writing that used wedge shaped markings

10. Akkad
Conquered Sumer 2300 B.C.
Made first empire

12. Babylon Conquered Sumer 1800 B.C. Hammurabi
Wrote a code of laws
Made 60 minute hour and 60 second minute
Had clocks controlled by water

14. Phoenicians
1200 B.C.
Traded with other cultures
Created an alphabet

15. Ancient Egypt Nile is the longest river in the world
Delta- triangular piece of fertile land
Empire formed 5000 B.C.
2 kingdoms
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Educational

17. Pharaohs and Gods 3100 B.C. kingdoms united Pharaoh “great house”
Both king and god

19. Religion
Polytheistic
Having many gods

20. Mummies Embalmed Mummy Pyramids
Bodies preserved immediately after death
Mummy
Body wrapped in strips of linen
Pyramids
Tombs of the pharaohs

23. Writing Hieroglyphics Papyrus Rosetta Stone Form of picture writing
Plant used to make paper
Rosetta Stone
Allowed scientists to read hieroglyphics