The First Writing
What 2 types of writing did we just learn about?
Cuneiform and Hieroglyphics
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Between the rivers
What does embalming do?
It preserves a body
What do BC and BCE mean?
Before Christ and Before Common Era
How long did it take to build The Great Pyramid?
Twenty Years
What 2 countries wrote in Cuneiform and Hieroglyphics?
Egypt and Sumer
What does hippopotamus mean?
River-horse
What did priests do to a body to make a mummy?
They took the insides out, preserved the body with salt and spices, wrapped it in linen, and put it into a coffin.
What do AD and CE mean?
Anno Domini (meaning the year of our lord) and Common Era
How did the Egyptians build the pyramids?
Thousands of workers built them by hand
What 3 things did the Sumerians and Egyptians write on?
Stone, Clay and Paper (or Papyrus)
What did the Egyptians carve their pictures into?
Stone tablets
Why did the Egyptians think it was important to preserve dead bodies?
So that dead people could go on to the next world
What kinds of tombs did pharaohs have?
Pyramids
What does the Great Sphinx look like?
It is half lion, half man
Which one is the easiest to write on?
Paper
What did the Sumerians do with their tablets after they carved them?
Bake them until they were hard
What did the Egyptians bury with their mummies?
Everything a dead person would need: food, clothes, toys, games, jewelry and furniture
What were the Pyramids made out of?
Stone
(They were covered with white stone and capped with gold)
Did the Great Pyramid keep robbers out?
No, Cheop’s mummy and treasures were still stolen
Which ones lasted the longest?
Stone and Clay
The Egyptians learned to make special kind of paper called what?
Papyrus
What was this time in Egyptian history called?
The Old Kingdom
What was Cheop’s pyramid called?
The Great Pyramid
Bonus Question: How many pyramids are there?
Both teams get to answer and the closest one gets the points
Over 1,000 worldwide with over 200 in Sudan, 118 in Egypt and the rest in different areas