Ancient Egypt
What does the word "papyrus" mean and what was it used for?
Papyrus is a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the a stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting. FUN FACT: It was also used in making rope, sandals, and boats.
Mesopotamia's writing system was one of the first systems invented by man, what was it called?
Cuneiform.
Where is the Indus Valley presently located?
Present-day Pakistan, in Punjab and Sindh provinces, respectively
The Ancient Egyptians had a monarchy government which was ruled by a king called a....
Pharaoh
Hammurabi’s most famous contribution is his list of laws, better known as the Code of Hammurabi, devised around 1772 B.C. Name one of the Law's we learned in class.
The Code of Hammurabi includes many harsh punishments, sometimes demanding the removal of the guilty party’s tongue, hands, eyes, and ears.
What specialized jobs did they have?
Farming- specifically wheat and six-row barley were grown; field peas, mustard, sesame, and the earliest traces of cotton.
Trading/Merchants
What does polytheism mean and how did this pertain to the ancient Egyptians?
Polytheism is the belief in or worship of more than one god.
Between what two rivers was Mesopotamia located?
Situated in the fertile valleys between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the region is now home to modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Turkey and Syria.
True or False, the Harrappan people were polytheistic.
True, they worshiped many gods such as Shiva and Rudra.
What are hieroglyphics?
Hieroglyphics are a form of writing the ancient Egyptians used to communicate.
What important forms of technology/innovations did this civilization contribute?
Weaving textiles, working with carpentry and pottery
What was the city life like in the Indus Valley? (Hint: think systems put in place to access important resources and to maintain cleanliness)
The brick houses of all city dwellers were equipped with bathing areas supplied with water from neighborhood wells. Sophisticated drainage systems throughout the city carried dirty water and sewage outside of living spaces. Even the smallest houses on the edges of the towns were connected to the systems — cleanliness was obviously of utmost importance.
Name a specialized job in ancient Egypt.
Priests, potters, jewelry makers, doctors
What structure of time keeping did the Sumerians use?
Their skill at engineering and architecture both point to the sophistication of their understanding of math. The structure of modern time-keeping, with sixty seconds in a minute and sixty minutes in an hour, is attributed to the Sumerians.
What kind of writing system did the Harrappan people use?
Many seals with different animal symbols and writings have been found throughout the region. Today, the writing has not yet been deciphered therefore their system of writing unknown.