Both Egypt and Mesopotamia had kings. What type of government has hereditary (power shared within a family) leaders such as these?
What is a monarchy?
100
These structures were built as giant tombs for Egyptian leaders.
What are the pyramids?
100
Who invented the wheel?
What is Mesopotamia?
200
An Egyptian king
What is a pharaoh?
200
Name the two rivers in Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
200
Hammurabi was best known for...
What is the world's first written code of law/Code of Hammurabi?
200
Give one detail about the process of mummification.
What is:
The organs were removed
The body was prepared (dried, hair/nails removed, etc)
The body was shaped/wrapped
200
Egypt's use of moldy bread was the world's first use of antibiotics. What is one more medical "enduring impact" that Egypt realized?
What is:
Stitches
Setting broken bones
Chamomile for upset stomachs
1st medical textbook
300
The watering of dry lands by means of canals, ditches, pipes and artificial lakes.
What is irrigation?
300
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
300
The nomadic group that invaded Egypt were the...
Who were the Hyksos?
300
The Mesopotamian place of worship
What is a ziggurat?
300
Both Egypt and Mesopotamia had a type of social structure. This most likely looked like what?
What is a social pyramid?
400
Tall reed plants that were used to make a type of paper...
What is papyrus?
400
An "extra" supply...
What is a surplus?
400
The Egyptian pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Who was Menes?
400
Egyptians believed in an "after world." Give two examples of how this belief affected their burial practices.
What is:
They mummified their bodies
They took objects/possessions with them
They were buried with boats that took them to the afterworld
400
Give two examples of what you know about the Code of Hammurabi.
What is:
Harsh, old, 1st written code of law, 'eye for an eye', etc.
500
Name of Egypt's written language.
What is hieroglyphics?
500
Name of Mesopotamia's written language.
What is cuneiform?
500
Mesopotamia broke their civilization into smaller units that were easier to rule over. These were called what?
What are city-states?
500
What was the belief about why the ziggurats in Mesopotamia were so high?
What is: the higher the ziggurat, the closer the gods were
500
Egypt had several enduring impacts that had to do with astronomy. Describe one.
What is:
Discovery of the planets - the "stars that know no rest"
Eclipses - "meeting of the sun and moon"
Leap Year
365 day calendar
Alignment of pyramids to North Star (and then cardinal directions)