Geography
Technology
The Egyptian Calendar
Writing Systems
Vocabulary
100
What is the name of the region in the North of Africa and the Middle East where the first civilisations began?
The Fertile Crescent
100
What two tools did Ancient Egyptians invent which assisted with farming and increasing productivity?
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The plough and wheel
100
The Egyptian calendar was divided into how many parts?
Three parts
100
Where was the first writing system (script) created?
Ancient Mesopotamia
100
What is the fertile sediment present in the banks of the Nile after flooding?
Silt
200
Which ancient civilisation arose on the banks of the Nile?
Ancient Egypt
200
What did Egyptians build to contain and reroute water from the Nile as well as irrigate crops and increase the area of arable land?
Dykes and canals
200
What happened during the months of June-September as predicted by the calendar?
Flooding (Season of Akhet)
200
What is the name of the man who created the first legal code?
Hammurabi
200
What is a word meaning "an excess of production or supply"?
Surplus
300
What two adjectives does your book use to describe the rainfall in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Irregular and scarce
300
How did the use of the calendar allow the Ancient Egyptians to produce greater numbers of crops?
It allowed them to accurately predict when the Nile would flood its banks
300
What happened during the months of October-February as predicted by the calendar?
Planting (Season of Peret)
300
What were those people called who specialized in reading and writing hieroglyphics in Ancient Egypt?
Scribes
300
What is a "tax"?
Compulsory contributions to the government
400
Ancient Mesopotamia existed between two great rivers. What are the names of these two bodies of water?
The Tigris and the Euphrates
400
During the flooding season agricultural tasks were unable to be accomplished. What were the peasant men of Ancient Egypt doing during this time of the year?
They were forced to build pyramids and temples
400
What happened during the months of February-June as predicted by the calendar?
Harvesting (Season of Shemu)
400
Which writing system developed symbols that represented different sounds?
Cuneiform
400
What is meant by the phrasal verb "pluck out"?
To remove with force
500
Why did the first civilisations develop in river valleys?
-rich soil
-irrigation for crops
-means of transportation
500
What was the name of the writing system developed in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
500
What writing system was used for the Ancient Egyptian Calendar?
Egyptian hieroglyphics
500
The earliest examples of writing include information about what topics? *Name at least two
-Land ownership
-Trade
-Tax collection
-Numbers of crops and animals
-The deeds of rulers
-Religious texts
-Codes of law
500
What is a "reed"?
A grass-like plant that grows in water. They were used by the Mesopotamians to create cuneiform on soft clay tablets.