Mesopotamia
"An eye for an eye" is the famous phrase from what?
The Code of Hammurabi
Papyrus
Natural sinkholes (held freshwater underground) in the Yucatan Peninsula that allowed some Maya to survive the drought
Cenotes
What do you call the ranking of people's status/power in society?
Social Hierarchy
To trade without using money
Barter
What does Mesopotamia translate to?
The land between the rivers
Why were people mummified?
To preserve their body for the afterlife
What did the Aztec build to divide their lake?
A dike (or dam)
Tenochtitlan
The Aztec capital
What were the two most common ways people become slaves in ancient times?
Being a prisoner of war, or owing debt
What do you call the Sumerians' writing system: pressing wedge-shaped marks into clay
Cuneiform
What river were Egyptians located on?
The way Maya living in the highlands farmed (hint: big staircase)
Terrace Farming
Combination of farming and domesticating (taming) animals
Agriculture
Each of these civilizations were monotheistic or polytheistic, and what does it mean?
Polytheistic, believed in multiple gods
What were some advantages the Assyrian army had? (100 pts for each, 400 pts maximum)
They had a standing army (full-time soldiers), iron, chariots, cavalry, and mercenaries
True or False: Most boys learned their father's occupation (job), while most girls learned domestic (household) skills: cooking, cleaning, and taking care of kids
True
How did most Indigenous (Native) Americans die?
From disease (especially smallpox)
Transporting freshwater away from rivers so more places have access to it
Irrigation
Which two civilizations were unified empires (NOT independent city-states)
Egypt and Aztec