Mesopotamia & More
If you think of its geography, you can remember what Mesopotamia means because it translates to the...
Land between two rivers
Why was the flooding of the Nile so important?
It brought silt to fertilize the land and it filled ditches to help with irrigation.
*The cycle of the river flooding created a natural calendar for farmers to follow
When a series of rulers come from the same family it is called
dynasty
Pharaohs were considered living -- and they were:
a) feared
b) not cared for by the people
c) ignored by the people
gods -- letter a
Which is not a true, in terms of how skilled Egyptians were in math and science:
a) their medical discoveries showing up in Europe practice
b) Much of our astronomical calendar follows theirs
c) Their math had use fractions and find volume of 3D shapes
d)They only had spells to treat patients
d) even their medical practices were superior--they had medicines, surgery and treatment plans
Which technology became important to protect a civilization or expand one--think in general terms not specific.
Warfare
These two words describe features of the Nile -- how the river fans out and its rock formations that created rapids (pg 90)
delta (how the river can fan out near the mouth) and cataracts (rock formations)
True or False: Government and religion were to be separated like here in the United States
False--they were very much overlapped. The pharaoh was seen as a ____ who had the power to rule the people.
The pyramids were a passageway to the --
afterlife
Highly skilled in hieroglyphics, these people were very well respected and trained hard
scribes--professional writer
Why did people settle in Mesopotamia?
a) strong government
b) fertile land which was good for farming
c) the need to build pyramids created jobs
b
True or False: The black land represents the dry, harsh deserts and the red land represents the lush and rich land near the Nile River.
False-- it's the other way around
Which is not related to Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture
a) realistic paintings
b) frontalism
c) art created for religious purposes
d) art and architecture being done in proportion with scale and balance
e) sacred shapes
a) realistic paintings
What are reasons that building the pyramids was such a huge achievement?
limited technology, millions of blocks that weighed 2 tons, tens of thousands of workers to build, 20 years to build, limestone and granite blocks, copper tools, ropes, and ramps
True or False: Scribes were only strong in writing
False--they were also skilled in art, math bookkeeping, law, and engineering
a) teach the laws and create order
b) help doctors practice medicine
c) know the trails to other civilizations
a
True or False: The way Ancient Egypt settled along the Nile with harsh deserts on its sides created natural protection
True
The way Egyptian society was structured was called a
-- which meant --
hierarchy -- people had different classes these were ranked in society
About how many gods have historians identified in Ancient Egypt?
1500
Because of the reeds along the Nile River, this was made that could be written on
papyrus
What was a ziggurat?
a shrine in each city for the priest to perform rituals
Which of the following did Ancient Egypt lack:
a) variety of crops
b) timber
c) crossroads for trade
d) stone and gold
b) -- its climate did not create much timber because there wasn't enough rainfall for trees to grow
Vizier
Who was the most important god and why?
Re- the sun god who created the world
What major discovery helped people decipher (or understand) the Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs?
Rosetta Stone--it had Greek on it, which could be used to figure out what the hieroglyphics meant