Architecture
Mesopotamia’s great contributions to Architecture were the ___ and the ___
What is Arch / Vault
Egyptian society was divided into two groups
What is Privileged class / Common people
The most well-known statues are those that show men and women ___
What is Worshipping
She was the last active Queen of Egypt
What is Cleopatra
The number of pyramids constructed in Giza
What is Three
The main buildings in Mesopotamian cities were the ___ and the ___
What is Ziggurat / Palace
___ conducted religious rites and controlled the land around the temple
What is Priests
The Egyptians adopted a system of writing called ___
What is Hieroglyphics
Egyptian pharaohs had ___. This means they owned all the land and their subjects saw them as gods
What is Absolute Power
The first Egyptian tombs were called ___
What is Mastabas
The Ziggurat and the palace were made of ___ and covered in ___
What is Adobe Bricks / Bitumen
___ were also part of the privileged class because they calculated taxes, organized the army and transcribed the pharaoh’s orders
What is Scribes
The gods lived in ___ in the form of statues
What is Temple Sactuaries
Pharaohs maintained law and order, acted as ___ and controlled irrigation
What is Military Leaders
Mastabas later developed into ___
What is Pyramids
Brightly colored glazed ___ were used to decorate the buildings
What is Ceramics
The majority of Egyptians were ___ in villages
What is Peasants
Egyptians practiced ____. This means that they worshipped many gods
What is Polytheism
Pharaohs used ___ and ___ to help them govern
What is Governors / Civil Servants
Pyramids were designed to protect the pharaoh’s body and prevent ___
What is Theft
Vertical stone columns that showed military or hunting scenes
What is Steles
There were also ___ and ___ who often worked in textiles, metals or carpentry
What is Traders / Artisans
The most popular Egyptian god was Ra, The ___ god
What is Sun
Due to frequent thefts, pharaohs were later buried in ___
What is Hypogeums
For the soul to pass into the after life, the body of the dead had to be preserved intact through the process of ___
What is Mummification