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The first cities, the first writing, the first written laws: civilization begins along the great rivers.
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What your child will learn: Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt
- Civilizations grew up beside rivers, which gave water, rich soil and a way to travel.
- Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is often called the cradle of civilization.
- The Sumerians invented cuneiform, one of the earliest writing systems, pressed into clay tablets.
- Hammurabi of Babylon issued one of the earliest written law codes.
- Ancient Egypt grew along the Nile, built the pyramids as royal tombs, wrote in hieroglyphs, and was ruled by pharaohs.
Sample worksheet questions
1. Which two rivers bordered Mesopotamia?
Answer: The Tigris and the Euphrates
2. What was the Sumerian writing system called?
Answer: Cuneiform
3. What was Egyptian picture writing called?
Answer: Hieroglyphs
4. Who issued one of the earliest written law codes?
Answer: Hammurabi
5. What were the pyramids built as?
Answer: Tombs for rulers
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🏺 Activity Sheet: Write Like a Sumerian: Invent five picture-symbols for words you use daily, then write a short message and have someone decode it.
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