Mesopotamian
civilization
flourished
5000
years
ago
.
Mesopotamia
means
?
between
the
____________________
?
and
refers
to
a
fertile
area
between
the
Tigris
and
Euphrates
rivers
.
It
is
sometimes
called
the
?
cradle
?
of
civilization
.
Animals
shown
in
art
were
____________________
,
humans
were
not
.
The
first
written
language
was
called
cuneiform
.
The
Mesopotamians
built
huge
buildings
called
____________________
.
Egypt
depended
on
the
River
Nile
,
and
its
civilization
lasted
more
than
____________________
years
.
The
periods
of
Egyptian
rule
are
classified
into
early
,
middle
,
new
and
late
kingdoms
.
Interestingly
,
artistic
styles
didn't
change
much
.
The
classical
style
was
closely
copied
.
Egyptians
had
a
diverse
pantheon
of
gods
.
____________________
,
considered
living
gods
,
were
depicted
with
____________________
of
power
,
including
stylized
beards
.
In
painted
figures
,
every
body
part
was
shown
from
its
most
recognizable
____________________
.
Alexander
the
Great
conquered
Egypt
in
332
BCE
,
when
____________________
elements
were
introduced
into
Egyptian
art
.
In
30
BCE
Rome
conquered
Egypt
.
