Category I
the name of the Mesopotamian writing system
cuneiform
Which social group built the pyramids?
well-paid commoners
the name of the preservation technique of the human body in Egypt
mummification / embalming
the meaning of the word pharaoh
"great house"
"magántulajdon" in English
private property
a king or pharaoh with unlimited power is called as a(n)…
despotic ruler
Tutankhamun’s tomb is in… (place)
Thebes in the Valley of the Kings
the meaning of the word hieroglyphs
"sacred carving"
the "nickname" of Egypt in Ancient Times
"the gift of the Nile"
the Step Pyramid in Saqqara belongs to… (name)
Djoser
the name of the Babylonian king with strict laws
Hammurabi
"öntözőrendszer" in English
irrigation system
this culture invented the base-60 numeral system
Sumerian
"önellátás" in English
self-sufficiency
stepped temple towers in Mesopotamia are called…
ziggurats
gathering and hunting were replaced by...
agriculture / farming and animal husbandry
the two main rivers of Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
Sumerians wrote with reed styluses on…
clay tablets
the deputy of the pharaoh
vizier
moving from place-to-place was replaced by...
settling down