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

2. 1. Mummified the dead
Egypt

3. 2. Deserts tended to protect from invaders
Egypt

4. 3. Hieroglyphic Writing
Egypt

5. 4. Primary building material was clay
Mesopotamia

6. 5. 1st to develop the wheel
Mesopotamia

7. 6. Primary means of subsistence was farming
Both

8. 7. Ziggurats were central temples
Mesopotamia

9. 8. Had a social hierarchy
Both

10. 9. Ruled by a pharaoh
Egypt

11. 10. Cuneiform Writing
Mesopotamia

12. 11. Built with stone
Egypt

13. 12. Weighing of the heart after death
Egypt

14. 13. Wrote on papyrus
Egypt

15. 14. Pyramids as tombs
Egypt

16. 15. Part of the Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia

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

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

19. 18. River bank(s) provided fertile soil
Both

20. 19. Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Mesopotamia

21. 20. Gods included Osiris and Isis
Egypt

22. 21. Theocratic government
Both

23. 22. Developed along river(s)
Both

24. 23. Nile River
Egypt

25. 24. Strong belief in the Afterlife
Egypt

26. 25. Code of Hammurabi
Mesopotamia

27. 26. Had slavery
Both

28. 27. Had scribes
Both

29. 28. Early independent city-states
Mesopotamia

30. 29. Book of the Dead
Egypt

31. 30. Rosetta Stone
Egypt

32. 31. Polytheistic
Both

33. 32. Mostly in modern day Iraq
Mesopotamia

34. 33. “Ka”
Egypt

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

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