Vocabulary
Rock formations that create churning rapids
Cataracts
What shape does a delta typically form?
A triangle
What does Mesopotamia means?
Land between the rivers
What is the name of the river that flows through Egypt?
The Nile River
Tell me at least 2 things King Hammurabi did during his first 29 years as a ruler
Domestic improvements including:
straight streets
bigger buildings
better irrigation
stronger walls
An area where a river fans out and empties into a larger body of water
Delta
A title given to an Egyptian king
Pharaoh
Name BOTH rivers that were important to Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates
According to the textbook, approximately how long is the Nile River?
The Nile River is 4,132 miles
Tell me at least 2 things that pharaohs had buried with them for the afterlife
Answers will vary (pets, jewels, gold, etc)
A series of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
A chief official who helped a pharaoh
vizier
What is the high-quality soil that is deposited by the flooding rivers in Mesopotamia and Egypt?
Silt
In which direction (think compass rose) does the Nile River flow?
The Nile River flows North
Explain in your own words what the quote, "No Nile, no life, no Egypt" means.
The Nile River was so important that without it, a civilization in the area of Egypt would not survive long term
This word initially meant "Great House"
Pharaoh
A belief in more than one God
polytheism
People who are skilled at making things with their hands.
Artisans
Where is the end of the Nile River located, Upper or Lower Egypt?
Lower Egypt
Give me at least 3 ways in which Sumerians demonstrated that they took religion seriously
Answers will vary
Massive, monumental tombs built for dead pharaohs
Pyramid
Different social classes and ranks within society
Hierarchy
What was placed at the top of ziggurats?
A shrine to worship the gods
Explain WHY pharaohs were mummified.
Pharaohs were mummified (preserved) because it was believed that there was an after-life beyond our world.
Give me at least 3 reasons why living near a body of water is important for a civilization
Answers will vary
Human-made canals for watering fields and growing crops
Irrigation
What is a deity?
A God or Goddess that is worshipped
Name ALL 3 current countries that Mesopotamia once occupied (according to the video we watched).
Iraq, Syria and Kuwait
What did it mean if an image of a pharaoh showed them wearing a double crown?
A double-crown meant that pharaoh was in charge of both Upper and Lower Egypt
WHO conducted religious practices at the ziggurats and tell me something SPECIFIC that they did.
Priests conducted purification rituals and offered food to the Gods