Trivia facts about ancient civilizations including Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, and China.
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- Which pharaoh ordered the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza?
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Khufu- What is the Egyptian writing system using small pictures called?
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Hieroglyphics- Which river was essential to ancient Egyptian civilization?
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The Nile River- What practice involved preserving dead bodies in ancient Egypt?
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Mummification- Memphis and Thebes served as capital cities for which ancient civilization?
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Ancient Egypt- Which pharaoh is believed to have built the Great Sphinx?
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Khafre- In ancient Egypt, what was the period of rule by a single family called?
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A dynasty- What was the ancient Egyptian god of the sun called?
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Ra- Sumer, one of the first civilizations, was located in which region?
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Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers- What wedge-shaped writing system did ancient Mesopotamians invent?
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Cuneiform- What were the large stepped temple structures of ancient Mesopotamia called?
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Ziggurats- Which law code from ancient Babylon contained 282 laws and specified punishments?
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The Code of Hammurabi- Babylon's chief god, associated with the city's rise to power, was named what?
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Marduk- Ancient Mesopotamians developed extensive systems of what to control water from rivers?
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Irrigation- Ancient Mesopotamians are credited with inventing what circular device for transport and industry?
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The wheel
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