Egypt (Sec. 1)
Egypt (Sec. 1)
Egypt Double Jeopardy
Sumer (Sec. 2)
Sumer (Sec. 2)
Sumer Double Jeopardy
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Name the river most important to the Egyptians.
Nile
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What is the name of the largest pyramid in Egypt?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
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*double points* What was the name of the stone carved with Greek letters and two forms of Egyptian writing?
Rosetta Stone
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Also known as Mesopotamia, the F_______ C_______ was an area where period flooding created rich soil which was ideal for farming.
Fertile Crescent
Fertile describes land where it is very easy to grow food.
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The Sumerians wrote cuneiform on what material?
clay tablets
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A scholar once said, "History begins at Sumer." What is he talking about?
History begins writing. The Sumerians invented writing before anyone else, therefore Sumer is where history begins.
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Why is the land around the Nile so good for farming?
It floods every year which refreshes the soil
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What was the primary purpose of the pyramids?
tombs to honor the kings
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The 2 rivers in Mesopotamia were the T______ and E_________.
Tigris and Euphrates
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Describe (or draw) how the appearance (what it looked like) of a Sumerian ziggurat was different than an Egyptian pyramid.
Ziggurats were terraced- they had flat parts, not just smooth slanted sides like pyramids.
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Who was the king who first united Egypt under one government?
Narmer
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What were kings called during the New Kingdom?
pharaohs
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By 3000 BC, the Sumerians had formed 12 ______-______, the largest of which was named Ur.
city-states
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How were ziggurats used differently than pyramids?
Ziggurats were used as temples for the gods. Only priests could enter.
This is different from pyramids which were made as tombs for the pharaohs.
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A line of rulers from the same family is called a ________.
dynasty
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What does polytheism mean?
religion with many gods
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The ruler of Babylon created _______ ______, a set of laws with specific punishments for crimes.
Hammurabi's Code
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Poly is a prefix meaning _____.
Mono is a prefix meaning _____.
Poly= many
Mono= one
Polygons are shapes with many sides.
A monocle is like glasses but with only one glass. 
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What is a theocracy?
one person is both the religious and political leader
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Name one of the Egyptian gods.
Horus, Ra, Osiris and Isis
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The Egyptians created a written language called hieroglyphics. What was the Sumerian written language?
Cuneiform
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Both the Egyptians and the Sumerians worshipped many gods. The worship of many gods is known as __________.
Polytheism