Ancient Africa- Investigation 1
What is the term used for a ruler in ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh
What does the prefix "Meso-" mean?
Middle
True or False: Every house in ancient India had at least one indoor bathroom.
True
True or False: Pyramids were built by many ancient civilizations around the world.
True
Which group ruled Egypt after the people of Kush?
Assyrians
What was the main purpose of the large step-like structures called ziggurats in ancient Sumerian cities?
To honor and get closer to their gods.
What did the kings use Oracle bones for?
To ask gods or ancestors important questions
How do scientists believe the first people came to the Americas?
They traveled over a land bridge during the last Ice Age
They traveled by boat
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
What is the correct order of the three major periods in Ancient Egyptian civilization?
What is writing called in Mesopotamia that is wedge-shaped?
Cuneiform
How did the ancient Chinese use pictographs and ideographs in writing?
Pictographs represented objects, and ideographs combined pictographs to express ideas
What was unique about the first civilizations that developed in the Americas compared to those in the rest of the world?
They had no social hierarchy.
Who unified Egypt and began its first dynasty?
Narmer
Name three inventions of the Sumerians.
wheel, cuneiform script, arithmetic, geometry, irrigation, saws and other tools, sandals, chariots, carts, harpoons, sailboats
What two environmental factors led people to abandon the Indus Valley region around 1900 B.C.E.?
earthquakes
drought
What is one reason historians find the decline of Teotihuacán and the Zapotec cities mysterious?
There are no written records explaining why they were abandoned
How did the Kushites show the influence of Egyptian culture in their architecture?
They built pyramids and temples similar to those in Egypt
Which of the following best describes polytheism?
Belief in multiple gods, each with distinct powers and domains.
What were the approximate dates of the Indus Valley Civilization and the Shang Dynasty?
The Indus Valley Civilization lasted from around 2500 to 1700 BCE, and the Shang Dynasty reigned from approximately 1600 to 1046 BCE.
What materials did Olmec artisans use, and how did they use them?
Jade for jewelry and obsidian for knives