What are the musical instruments that represent the feature of arts and culture in Sumer?
100
Most people were peasants at the bottom of this structure and did all the work, while fewer people were at the top with all the money, property and power.
What is the social pyramid?
100
Bread, beer, other foods, and other things needed for the afterlife.
What did Egyptians bury with the dead?
100
an object made or used by people in the past.
What is an artifact?
100
It was a style of writing using clay and a stylus to make wedge-shaped characters.
What is cuneiform?
200
This invention most affected the food supply.
What is the plow?
200
They recorded important events and kept inventory of crops and property. They knew over 700 hieroglyphs.
What is a a scribe?
200
She was the first female pharaoh.
Who is Hatshepsut?
200
a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government.
What is an empire?
200
Lead the army, enforce laws, build temples?
What were the responsibilities of the king in ancient Sumer?
300
It made life in ancient Sumer easier. People could move heavy objects and allowed the army to use chariots.
What is the wheel?
300
They produced objects such as cups, pots, tools, and jewelry. They were second to last on the social pyramid.
What is an artisan?
300
They needed a place to honor the pharaoh and send him to the afterlife when he died.
Why did Egyptians build pyramids?
300
before written history.
What does prehistoric mean?
300
The Fertile Crescent.
What is the other name for the area including Mesopotamia and the area from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf?
400
A feature of civilization that means everyone has enough to eat.
What is a stable food supply?
400
Second to the Pharaoh in the social pyramid. They owned property and lived lives of luxury. They advised the pharaoh and collected taxes.
What is a government official?
400
It had more that 2 million stone blocks and tunnels inside.
What is the Great Pyramid at Giza?
400
the way a region or country uses resources to produce, sell or trade goods and services to meet people's needs and wants.
What is economy?
400
The land between two rivers.
What is the meaning of "Mesopotamia"?
500
A feature of civilization that provides for the spiritual needs of the people.
What is religion?
500
They lead a very disciplined life and were responsible for ceremonies and burying the dead.
What is a priest?
500
To preserve the dead bodies of the pharaohs.
Why did the Egyptians make mummies?
500
the business of farming; growing crops and raising animals.