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100
What was the first form of writing called?
What is cuneiform?
100
What river flows through Egypt?
What is the Nile
100
Monotheism is defined as what?
What is the belief in one and only one god
100
_____________ were considered the lowest class of people in Egyptian and Mesopotamian societies.
What is slaves
100
What was the title of the leader of the Egyptian government?
A Pharaoh
200
What is the name for an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
What is a Ziggurat
200
What two rivers surrounded ancient Mesopotamia?
What is the Tigris and the Euphrates?
200
_____________ is the belief in several gods.
What is polytheism
200
The Nile provided a route for Egyptians to __________ with other surrounding civilizations for resources in which Egypt was not rich in.
What is trade
200
Who was the creator of the first set of written laws in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Who is King Hammurabi?
300
From what plant did the Egyptians make a type of paper product, called by the same name as the plant?
What is papyrus
300
Mesopotamia is is often referred to as the____________ because it is the first place where complex urban centers grew.
cradle of civilization
300
Ancient Egyptians buried their Pharaohs in tombs called _________________
What is pyramids
300
What are 2 of the benefits of having a surplus of food?
People would not starve, increased populations, relaxed work, could pursue the arts, built an army, build cities, can prepare for bad weather conditions, and most importantly you can create a civilization.
300
What two groups of people were the leaders of the Mesopotamian government?
Who are the Priests and Kings
400
What was the name of the form of writing invented by ancient Egyptians?
What is hieroglyphics?
400
Name two benefits that societies living in a river valley have over other civilizations?
What is trade, transportation, rich soil, various resources, food, water source, etc.
400
How many different gods did the Egyptians, as a civilization, believe in?
What is over 2,000
400
a complex culture in which large numbers of human beings share a number of common elements
What is a civilization?
400
What saying describes the type of punishments given in Hammurabi's Code?
What is "an eye for an eye"
500
Who is the most famous Egyptian of all time?
King Tut
500
Before the Agricultural Revolution, how did people go about getting their food?
What is "hunting and gathering"
500
What Egyptian god was depicted with a bird head, and was called the Sun God
Who is Ra?
500
List 3 of the 6 Characteristics of a Civilization
1. Specialization of Labor 2. Social Classes 3. Importance of Cities 4. Government Systems 5. System of Writing 6. A Common World View
500
In a simple explanation, why do you believe that Mesopotamia had a negative view of their gods, and Egypt had a positive view for their gods.
Egyptians benefited from having the predictable Nile River and having natural barriers, like the desert, to protect them from other civilizations. Mesopotamia had treacherous weather and did not have natural barriers to protect them from incoming armies.