Mesopotamia
Egypt
Both 1
Both 2
Both 3
100
Mesopotamia literally means...
Land between rivers
100
How did Egyptians get fertile land?
The Nile flooded
100
What does irrigation mean?
system of moving water to predetermined areas at specific times with the use of canals
100
In what direction does the Nile flow?
North
100
What cardinal direction must one travel to make it from Egypt to Iraq
Northeast
200
What country would Mesopotamia be right now
Iraq
200
What made Pharaohs unique?
they were considered gods
200
What is a natural barrier?
a physical feature that makes movement and communication hard between civilizations
200
What does division of labor mean?
arrangement in which workers specialize in a particular task
200
what does surplus mean?
More of a good then is needed at the moment.
300
what were the two rivers found in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
300
What did Egyptians believe about the body and soul?
The soul would need the body to make it into the Afterlife
300
Name a natural barrier that Egypt had
Desert
Red Sea
Mediterranean sea
300
what is something both the Egyptians and Mesopotamians had?
irrigation
a writing system
a river
polytheism
priests
300
How were Egyptian and Mesopotamian priests different?
Egypt: Cared for temples
Mesopotamia: spoke with gods
400
What are 3 things that Mesopotamians invented?
Cuneiform
The Wheel
60
plow
sail
Irrigation
400
Egyptians were known for building...
Pyramids
400
What was cuneiform originally used for?
receipts
400
what kind of writing is this?
Hieroglyphics
400
what Kingdom was south of Ancient Egypt?
Kush
500
What kind of religion did Mesopotamians believe in?
Can you name a famous Mesopotamian Story?
Polytheism
Epic of Gilgamesh
500
The Ancient Egyptian's writing system was known as...
Hieroglyphics
500
How would people be mummified if they were poor?
Sand pit
500
What kind of writing system is this?
Cuneiform
500
How was the economy different in ancient egypt and ancient mesopotamia?
Egypt: Depended on the Nile and farming.
Mesopotamia: Trade between City-States, dependent of surplus