S.T.A.I.R.
Sumerian (Mesopotamian) cities had walls for protection and a ziggurat in the center. This is related to what aspect of STAIR?
What are Advanced Cities?
The Neolithic Revolution was a time when humans developed ____________.
What is agriculture/farming?
These are BOTH of the major rivers in Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
This is the name of the main river in Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
The word "Mesopotamia" translates to this in English.
"the land between two rivers"
The ancient Egyptians used an accurate calendar, papyrus, and toothpaste to improve their quality of life. These are all examples of what aspect of STAIR?
What is Technology?
Early civilizations started their farming villages near this natural feature.
What is a river/river valley?
Because their rivers flooded __________, Mesopotamians thought of their gods as __________.
unpredictably, cruel
This is where Egyptians got papyrus, their writing substitute.
Where are the banks of the Nile River?
Spell the term for the system of record keeping in Egypt without looking at your notes.
Hieroglyphics
The Hebrews formed a covenant with their god to only worship Him in exchange for protection. This monotheistic arrangement is an example of which part of STAIR?
Institutions
What was the Paleolithic Era?
This Mesopotamian king created a strict set of laws for his empire - but richer people sometimes got lighter punishments.
Who was Hammurabi?
Ancient Egypt had this kind of government because the pharaoh was considered both a ruler and a god.
What is a theocracy?
Name a Mesopotamian city-state.
Ur, Sumer, etc.
In both Egypt and Mesopotamia, priests were high ranking members of society. The job of a priest is related to what aspect of STAIR?
What are Specialized Workers?
Where is the Fertile Crescent?
This is the system of record keeping in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
The Northern half of Ancient Egypt was ironically known as this.
What is Lower Egypt?
If someone accused you of a crime you denied, Hammurabi would do this to make you prove your innocence.
Throw you into the river (if you survive, you were telling the truth)
You can find ancient Hebrew in the main holy text of Judaism, the Torah. What TWO parts of STAIR is this related to?
Institutions and Record Keeping
How did the Neolithic Revolution lead to more specialized labor?
We know that cultural diffusion occurred between Mesopotamia and other societies because archaeologists found these artifacts in Mesopotamia.
What are Harappan seals?
What is "the Gift of the Nile"?
Egyptian pharaohs were mummified after death, but they sometimes also underwent this procedure while they were alive.
What is plastic surgery?