Mesopotamia
History and culture in Mesopotamia
Egypt
Society, culture and religion in Ancient Egypt
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When did the first urban civilizations develop?
3500 BC
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What was the name of the king that governes Mesopotamia?
Ensi
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Near to which river did the Egyptian civilization developed?
The Nile
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What was the most important invention that Egyptians made that we still use today?
Decimal number system
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Why did the first civilizations were know as "fluvial civilizations"?
Because they were established in large river valleys.
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What was the name of the people that established in Mesopotamia and are considered to be the first civilization in history?
Sumerians
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For what was the water of the Nile river used for?
For agricultural purposes
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What were the two most important buildings of the Egyptian architecture?
The most important buildings were temples and tombs.
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Locate Mesopotamia in this map:
(SHOW IMAGE)
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What were some scientifical discoveries and inventions that the Mesopotamian people made?
Sexagesimal system or calendars based on the cycle of the Moon.
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Who unified the Upper Egypt and the Lower Egypt kingdoms in 3100 BC?
King Narmer
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What was the main economic activity in Ancient Egypt?
Trading.
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What did the Mesopotamian people first used as writing?
Pictograms
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What was the type of society that Mesopotamia had? Which were the social groups?
Mesopotamia had a hierarchical sociaty. The groups were the privilege minority, the unpriviledged and the slaves.
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What is the name of the person who governs Egypt? Which type of "powers" did they have?
Pharaoh. They had absolute religious and political power as they were considered to be gods.
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What was the main characteristic of Egyptian sculptures?
Their unnatural positions to reflect their greatness and solemnity.
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Why was the region of Mesopotamia a perfect place to settle down?
Because it was a fertile region.
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What is the art discipline that the Mesopotamian people were better at? What were the characteristics of their artistic productions?
They were good at architecture. Their buildings were characterized by the use of bricks, semicircular arches and vaults.
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The history of Egypt can be divided into four periods...
Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the New Kingdom and the Late Period.
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What did the Egyptians beleived that happens before death?
They believed that the god Anubis accompained them into the afterlife, but before that the dead person had to pass various tests and face the judgement of Osiris. Also, they mummified the corpses because they believed that the soul could return to them.