Egypt vs. Mesopotamia Drill Write “E” for Egypt, “M” for Mesopotamia or “B” if it applies to both Egypt and Mesopotamia

1. Mummified the dead Egypt

2. Deserts tended to protect from invaders Egypt

3. Hieroglyphic Writing Egypt

4. Primary building material was clay Mesopotamia

5. 1st to develop the wheel Mesopotamia

6. Primary means of subsistence was farming Both

7. Ziggurats were central temples Mesopotamia

8. Had a social hierarchy Both

9. Ruled by a pharaoh Egypt

10. Cuneiform Writing Mesopotamia

11. Built with stone Egypt

12. Weighing of the heart after death Egypt

13. Wrote on papyrus Egypt

14. Pyramids as tombs Egypt

15. Part of the Fertile Crescent Mesopotamia

16. River(s) followed predictable cycle of flooding Egypt

17. Home of the only remaining natural wonder of the ancient world Egypt

18. River bank(s) provided fertile soil Both

19. Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Mesopotamia

20. Gods included Osiris and Isis Egypt

21. Theocratic government Both

22. Developed along river(s) Both

23. Nile River Egypt

24. Strong belief in the Afterlife Egypt

25. Code of Hammurabi Mesopotamia

26. Had slavery Both

27. Had scribes Both

28. Early independent city-states Mesopotamia

29. Book of the Dead Egypt

30. Rosetta Stone Egypt

31. Polytheistic Both

32. Mostly in modern day Iraq Mesopotamia

33. “Ka” Egypt

*BONUS (2 pts!) 34. Developed the arch Mesopotamia

*BONUS (2 pts!) 35. King Narmer united Egypt