What is the difference between sedentary and nomadic?
Sedentary = stayed in one place (farmers)
Nomadic = moved around a lot (hunters)
100
Who created the code of laws in Mesopotamia?
King Hammurabi
100
What are the rulers/kings of Egypt called?
Pharaohs
200
How did people travel house to house in Catalhuyuk
By using the roofs like streets
200
Why is Mesopotamia referred to as the "cradle of civilization"
Many things were "born" (invented) there. It is the beginning to a lot of things like a baby.
200
What is a Ziggurat?
A large tower with a temple at the top to worship the city's god or goddess.
200
What happened to a man who killed another man's son?
His son was killed.
200
What are Pharoahs buried in? (be specific and detailed)
Tombs inside Pyramids
300
Name two things that were supposed to make Catalhuyuk safer for the people.
1) Windows were high up
2) They entered houses through the roofs
300
Name two things that were invented in Mesopotamia.
Possible answers:
Wheel
Writing
Geometry
Laws
Lever
and others.....
300
What is the name of the type of writing used in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform writing
300
Did women have the same rights as men?
NO!
For example, their husbands could sell them into slavery to repay a debt.
300
What do Egyptians do to the dead before putting them in a sarcophagus?
They wrap them in cloths after taking out their organs and embalming them. (Only if they could afford it)
400
What did Jericho use to protect its people that Catalhuyuk did not?
A large wall and a watchtower
400
Why is it easy to grow crops / to farm in Mesopotamia? Be very specific.
The soil is FERTILE from the river.
400
What did Cuneiform writing look like at first and how did it change?
Cuneiform writing started as picture symbols and changed to wedged shapes (lines with triangles)
400
What did the King do when a person who was accused of a crime said they did not commit it?
They let the Gods decide if that person was guilty by throwing them into the river.
400
Why is the Nile River important?
It makes the land fertile so that food can grow.
500
What did Jericho and Catalhuyuk do with the dead?
*Bonus if you remember the extra details!
1) Bury them under their houses
BONUS if you remembered:
Catalhuyuk would leave the body outside for vultures to eat it
Jericho would put shells in the skull's eye sockets and keep them
500
Social Hierarchy is a RANKING of the PEOPLE. For example, first place, second place, etc.
Who is at the TOP of the social hierarchy pyramid in Mesopotamia?
Who is at the BOTTOM of the pyramid?
TOP - The king
BOTTOM - Peasants and slaves
500
Were Egyptians polytheistic or monotheistic? Why?
Polytheistic because they believed in many gods
500
How many laws were there and where did they display them?
282 and carved into a pillar put in the public so everyone could see them.