Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. Among many achievements, this demonstrated the elevated writing skills of Mesopotamians?
   Epic of Gilgamesh
2. In terms of religion, the Sumerian Civilization was primarily...?
   Polytheistic
3. Who is considered the father of Judaism?
   Abraham
4. The first written language that was developed in Sumer was...?
   Cuneiform
5. Anubis is an Egyptian god with the head of a jackal. What is his official title?
   Protector of the Dead
6. Which two rivers surround the fertile cresent?
   Tigris and Euphrates
7. Unlike most other rivers, the Nile river flows...?
   North
8. Who made Jerusalem into an impressive and powerful capital?
   Solomon
9. What was the first major civilization of mesopotamia?
   Sumer
10. Which geographical feature is the heart of Egypt's landscape?
    The Nile river valley
11. The Egyption writing system of pictographic and alphabetic elements.
    Hieroglyphics
12. After a large period of instability and unrest, Egypt eventually fell to which empire?
    Persian
13. The word "Mesopotamia"means...?
    Between the River
14. Which are the two sacred texts of Judaism?
    The Talmud and the Torah
15. On the social structure pyramid, where did peasant farmers lie/
    Above Captured Slaves
16. This embodied the righteousness and moral standards for public interaction and society in mesopotamia.
    Hammurabi's Code
17. This is a large pyramid-like temple at a city's center
    Ziggurat
18. Seasons floods occurred in the Fertile Crescent region. In order to control them, farmers...?
    Built Dams and Channels
19. What is another name for the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt?
    Pyramid Age
20. Within the Old Kingdom Government, what was the role of the Pharaohs?
    Strong Central Authority
21. Among all the technological advances in Mesopotamia, which one allowed farmers to reroute water to their fields?
    Irrigation
22. The empire of Sargon eventually begins to weaken before which group of people take over?
    Amorites
23. Female pharaoh who built a great temple dedicated to herself at Deir el-Bahri, near Thebes.
    Hatsheput
24. Who was the first empire builder after conquering Sumer?
    Sargon of Akkad