Polity
Religion
Education
Economics
Family
100
define city-state
a country about the size of a city and the surrounding country-side
100
Define Polytheism
belief in many gods
100
What was the writing system of Ancient Egypt?
Hierolgyphs
100
Give the Word: network of paths that allow the movement of trade goods from one place to another
Word: Trade Route
100
Define Patriarchal
society run by men
200
What type of government has religion and polity mixed together?
Theocracy
200
Why were the gods of Mesopotamia mean? Why were the gods of Egypt nice?
Geography, state of the river that they relied on for sustenance
200
What was the major form of writing for the ancient Mesopotamians?
Cuneiform
200
Between Egypt and Mesopotamia, which one was involved in more trade?
Mesopotamia
200
Which society (despite still being patriarchal) had a big reverence for women, even having female rulers?
Egypt
300
Which civilization (between Mesopotamia and Egypt) which was a unified state and which was a series of city-states?
unified state: Egypt, series of city-states: Mesopotamia
300
Name one of the major Egyptian gods:
Amun, Ra, Amun-Ra, Osiris, Anubis, Horus, Thoth, Seth, etc.
300
Define Bureaucracy
people who work for the government and assist the ruler of the country administer the government
300
What was the main reason Egypt did not trade or interact much with other civilizations?
The Desert
300
What skill was most essential in learning Egyptian Hieroglyphs in order to master the skill in literacy?
good handwriting
400
What was the main difference between the rulers in Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Egypt had a god-king, Mesopotamians had a priest-king
400
What connection did the body have with the soul in Egyptian belief?
your body went with you to the afterlife. this made preserving the body essential.
400
What was the main form of taxation in both Egypt and Mesopotamia?
taxes on agricultural produce
400
What were the only two things women could do in Egyptian society? (besides being a mother)?
1. Priestess 2. own a business
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