Vocabulary
What does the word "ancient" mean?
Very old, long ago
What is the name of the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
Which city had a ziggurat?
The city of Babylon
Where did King Hammurabi rule?
The city of Babylon
What word describes both the Mesopotamians and Ancient Egyptians religion?
Polytheistic
Who were the "scribes?"
People whose job is to write things down
Where is the Nile River located?
Egypt
Where are "The Hanging Gardens" located?
Babylon
Who was Amon-Ra?
The god of the sun, the god who created the world
What did the ancient Egyptians believe the god Sobek did for them?
He protected them from the crocodiles in the Nile River
What is the name of the ancient Egyptian system of writing?
Hieroglyphics, individual sounds are called hieroglyphs
What two rivers are in Mesopotamia?
Euphrates and Tigris River
What region is referred to as the "cradle of civilization?"
Mesopotamia
What is the name of the pharaoh who had a dream and had the Great Pyramid built?
Djoser
Who fed, clothed, and prayed to the gods in Mesopotamia?
The priests
What is a sphinx?
Why did people dig canals?
To move water from the river to other places to support farming, for transportation
Why did people settle in the city of Babylon near the Euphrates river?
People settled there to grow crops, and it developed into a city
Who blossomed from a lotus flower?
Amon-Ra
Why was treasure also placed in the pyramid?
Egyptians believed the person would use these things in the next life or afterlife
What is an archeologist?
Why did the Ancient Egyptians have an advantage with the Nile River?
It would flood when it would rain and enrich the soil with vitamins and nutrients, making farming easier
What did King Nebuchadnezzar have built for his wife?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
How was Hatshepsut different from the other pharaohs?
She was female, she had pictures and statues made of her dressed as a man
What was the temples in Mesopotamia called and what were the for?
The ziggurats were a huge temple where priests and kings went to worship gods and goddesses