Vocabulary
Mesopotamia
The Nile
Egyptian Life
Random
100
This is a region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that is great for growing plants
Fertile Crescent
100
Describe the location and size of rich people's houses
2 stories and near the ziggurat
100
Which way does the Nile river flow
South to North
100
Who was the ruler of Egypt
The Pharaoh
100
This invention greatly increased the speed at which people could farm, allowing for people to take other jobs
The plow
200
This means a religion that worships more than one god
Polytheism
200
Who was allowed in the top room of the giant temples in the city
Gods
200
Farmers dug ditches around their fields to contain water, then opened gates and flooded the fields when water was needed. What is this process called?
Irrigation
200
In Egypt, only men were allowed to go to school, so only men could become...
Scribes
200
What is Mesopotamia's "alphabet" called, and why was it invented
Cuneiform, to keep track of sales
300
Architecture is the process of designing and constructing buildings, what is one giant example of architecture in Mesopotamia and one giant example in Egypt
Ziggurats & Pyramids
300
What are the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
300
Name 3 things the Nile River provided for the people of Egypt
water for drinking, water for crops, transportation, food, defense
300
How was your role in society decided
Based on your parents wealth and jobs
300
Name 4 Pharaohs we studied in class
Ramses II, Tut, Hatshepsut, Akenhaten
400
This plant was incredibly important to Egyptian scribes
papyrus
400
This set of rules is based on the idea of "eye for an eye"
Hammurabi's Code
400
The Nile river flowed slow and smooth making it easy for boats to just float downstream. How did boats travel against the current and go upstream?
They used oars and sails
400
This Pharaoh moved the capital and forced everyone to be Monotheistic
Akenhaten
400
Why do they call it Upper and Lower Egypt
Elevation/Flow of the Nile
500
This was the symbol of Egyptian Pharaohs
Crook and Flail
500
How did they ensure everyone in the empire knew the laws?
They wrote them on giant pillars and stuck them in the middle of the city
500
What do we call the wide part of the Nile as shown here, and what sea does it empty into?
Nile Delta, the Mediterranean Sea
500
What are all the jobs of the social hierarchy in order of most powerful to least powerful
Pharaoh, Govt Official/Priest, Soldiers, Scribes, Merchant, Craftsmen, Farmer, Slave
500
What year did they discover King Tut's Tomb, must be within 5 years
1922 (1917-1927)