MESOPOTAMIA A
Which rivers cross the territory of Mesopotamia?
Euphrates and Tigris
They were prisioners of wars or people who could not pay their debts...
Slaves
Which river crosses the territory of Egypt?
Nile
Which person had the political, military and religious control in Egypt?
The pharaoh
God of the Sun and connect with Amun
Ra
Which people was considered "the founders" of Mesopotamia?
Sumerians
Type of religion in which they believe in many gods
Polytheist
What was the last period in ancient Egypt's history?
Ptolemaic kingdom
It was the type of writing in Egypt in which they used pictograms or drawing figures in papyrus
Hieroglyphic writing
During the Judgement of Osiris, the deceased heart was placed in one side of a scale while in the other, what was placed?
A feather of goddess Maat
Which people conquered Mesopotamia and put an end to this civilisation?
The Persians
Type of writing in ancient Mesopotamia in which a tablet of clay and a stylus was used to "write" wedge-shape
Cuneiform writing
The Romans
Which people in ancient Egypt had a special education and they knew read and write?
The scribes
God of the sky
Horus
How was named political leader and the most important person in Mesopotamia?
Ensi
It was the first code of laws in the history and it was developed by one Babylonian king of Mesopotamia
Code of Hammurabi
During which period the expansion to the South (Nubia) happened?
The Middle Kingdom
Which social group was the land's owners?
The upper class
Isis was the goddess of...
Fertility
What type of infrastructure was used to move the water in Mesopotamia?
Canals or channels
It was a the most significant type of temple in Mesopotamia and had a terrace tower form
Ziggurat
Peasants had to pay the land, but how did they do it?
They payed with "taxes in kind"
It was a type of tombs in which the egyptians dug out of the rock and consisted in a long corridor, sseveral rooms and a funerary chamber
Hypogeum
During the mummification process, the embalmer introduce the organs in special containers called...
Canopic jars