Vocabulary
What is the term for the division of labor aka when you train for a specific occupation?
Specialization
What are the two primary fresh-water sources in Mesopotamia?
Euphrates and Tigris River
What was the first significant consequence of the implementation of agriculture?
Permanent settlements and food surpluses
What was an architectural accomplishment that was unique to the Mesopotamian civilization?
Ziggurats
What type of religion do the Ancient Egyptians practice?
Polytheism
What is the name of the system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay?
Cuneiform
What is the large body of water located to the east of Egypt?
Red Sea
What characteristic do hunter-gatherer groups have?
they're nomadic
How did the rule of Sargon the Great impact Mesopotamian history?
Formed the world's first empire by conquering Sumer and creating the Akkadian Empire.
What position held the most political power in Ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh
What do you call a system of economic life, dealing with making, buying & selling goods or services?
Economy
What is the area of land called that connects Africa to Asia?
Sinai Peninsula
Why was seasonal flooding a benefit to most early civilizations?
Flooding left behind silt
The Code of Hammurabi is ______________ and _______________, because it operates under the idea of an ____________ for__________________.
strict and absolute- an eye for an eye
What is the difference between a Theocracy in Egypt and a Monarchy in Mesopotamia?
Theocracy: king is also a deity
Monarchy: king is given authority by deities
What do you call a government representative that is send to another country?
Envoy
What is the capital of the Old Egyptian Kingdom that is located in Lower Egypt?
Memphis
What are the three materials utilized during the Stone Age?
Stone, wood, bone
Cuneiform was the first written language. What role did cuneiform play in Sumerian society?
It was utilized to record trade and land ownership.
What is the correct term to refer to a part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, larger than a bay?
Gulf
What is the geographical feature that protects Mesopotamia to the east?
Which advancement caused a drastic rise in estimated global population during the late Neolithic Period?
Farming, which allowed for a stable food surplus due to the domestication of plants and animals.
Which was the latest Mesopotamian Empire?
Second Babylonian Empire
What is the name of the book that all people are buried with to help along the journey through Duat?
Book of the Dead