Forms of Communication
The is the oldest form of communication.
What is Oral Communication?
Form of writing developed in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
Form of writing developed in ancient Egypt.
What is Hieroglyphics?
If a man neglects his dam and it causes flooding...
...he shall pay for the destroyed crops.
What is the 1700's in Naples, Italy?
The form of communication that leaves room for interpretation.
What is Visual Communication?
The structure that housed parts of the economy, government, and religious institutions.
What is a Ziggurat?
The structure whose purpose was unknown but was later discovered to be a tomb.
What is the Pyramids?
If a man puts out another man’s eye...
...his eye shall be put out.
What is 1519 - 1522 CE (originally by Ferdinand Magellan who died on the journey and was finished by Juan Sebastian Elcano)
The best form of communication for creating a consistent culture from generation to generation.
What is written?
The things that Mesopotamian Culture focus on / cared about.
Answers will vary but may include (Agriculture, Religion, Government, Economy, rivers, etc.)
Things that Egyptian culture cared about / focused on.
Answers will vary but may include (Agriculture, Religion, Government, Economy, rivers, afterlife etc.)
If a woman wishes to leave her husband...
...her reasons must be investigated by a court.
The way in which people brushed their teeth in Egypt and Mesopotamia.
What is by "chew sticks?" Used by ancient civilizations like the Babylonians and Egyptians. These were thin twigs frayed at one end to brush teeth.
The forms of communication used in a video/show that has the subtitles turned on.
What is all three?
The name of the king found on Mesopotamian clay tablets detailing a long story about his adventures.
Who was Gilgamesh?
The name of the scroll often buried with people that guided them through the underworld.
What is the Book of the Dead?
If a doctor successfully heals a patient...
...he shall receive a fee of ten shekels of silver.
What is ferrets.
The form of communication transmitting thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses.
What is telepathy?
The name of the giant blue gate the greeted people as they entered Babylon.
What is the Ishtar Gate?
The name of the first king of Egypt who was depicted on the palette on which he was shown taming the serpopards.
Who was King Narmer?
If a man breaks into a house to steal...
...he shall be put to death and buried in front of the break-in site.
The amount of people that died during the 335 year long war between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly
What is zero.