Mesopotamia
What was the name of their trading system?
Barter
What does 'Aur' mean?
Black for the fertile/rich soil of the river Nile
Name one of their gods
The mother goddess
The bull
What was the river that they grew up around?
Yellow River
Name three uses of the river in the civilsations we learnt about
Bathing
Washing clothes and utensils
Growing crops
Drinking for people and animals
Trade/travel
Name the two rivers that gave life to this civilisation
Tigris
Euphrates
Spell the Egyptian name for their value of harmony and balance
Ma'at
What were seals used for?
To be attached to goods when traded
Name two people that the Chinese made sacrifices to
Shang Di and their ancestors
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia was also known as 'The _____ __ __________'
Cradle of civilisation
What were the funeral rituals for a Pharoah?
They would mummify him
He would be placed in a Pyramid with his treasures, servants and possibly favourite pet
Why do archaeologists believe that these people had a central government?
Because the cities were very well planned out, uniform and organised
Name two purposes of oracle bones
Writing testimonies/stories of the kings
Speaking to the gods
Why did our One true God punish the people who made the tower of Babel?
Because they were proud
Because they directly disobeyed his command to spread out and fill the Earth
Name two purposes of Ziggurats
As a temple to worship their gods
To get close to the gods
They were collected in the form of grain and crops
The story of Joseph
Correctly spell out the names of the two biggest cities in this civilisation
Harappa
Mohenjo-daro
Name three responsibilities of the king
Military commander and in charge of court appointments. He also led religious ceremonies and ancestor worship.
What was the significance of jobs in all four civilisations?
They were done to serve the gods
Why was it called 'the seat of learning'? Who would learn to read and write?
This is where real formal learning began
The priests would be the only one who could learn
Name two of their gods and what they were gods of.
What did our One True God do to prove they weren't real during the plagues He released on Egypt?
Ra - sun
Osiris - Death/Nile
Anubis - death/mummification
Imhotep - healing
etc....
Name three amazing innovations that they are respomsible for
Sewage systems
Flush toilets
Drainage/irrigation
Name three things their high god would do for them if they made sacrifices to him
Victory in battle, harvest, floods, he was a form of heaven, determined whether people were happy or troubled.
Name three ways that the 4 civilisations gods and worship of them are different to our One True God
Their gods are limited and do not love the people but our God loves people the most
They are not all knowing but our God is
They have a different god for everything but our God is sovereign over all
They have sacrifice to their god to get blessed but our God blesses people out of His love for man and there's nothing we can do to earn it