Ancient Mesopotamia & Egypt

Mesopotamia Vocabulary

100

In Mesopotamia, _______ were the people who worked on the land belonging to the king or in the temples. They recieved a share of the harvest in return.

Peasants

200

The belief in many gods

polytheism/ being polytheistic

300

The _____ was formed of the royal family and nobility, owning large areas of land and holding important positions in Mesopotamian society

aristocracy

400

large, stepped towers used as astronomical observatories, places of worship, or centers for divination

Ziggurats

500

officials who could read, write, and count that controlled product quality and recorded taxes

scribes

Egypt Vocabulary

100

_____ were considered gods, controlling political and religious power in Egypt

pharaohs

200

to make better use of the Nile's water, Egyptians built dams to hold water and _______ to carry the water long distances

canals

300

These people interpreted the will of the gods, conducted religious rites, and were in charge of the temples

Priests

400

______ and _______ lived in Egyptian cities, producing pottery, glass, etc. and traveling to barter goods to sell in Egypt

Craftspeople, merchants

500

Name three of the people at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy after the pharaoh

nobles, priests, scribes, high commanders of the army

Egypt

100

this river crosses the desert from South to North and forms a long, narrow region of vegetation where Egyptian civilization began

Nile

200

Believing in life after death, Egyptians preserved the bodies of privileged people from decomposing in a process called _______.

mummification

300

temples included several parts, starting with access through an avenue of _______ and leading to the _______ where the divine statue was kept

sphinxes, shrine

400

For Egyptians, art had what kind of political purpose?

Praising the power of the pharaoh

500

name the three types of tombs common to Egyptian burial

mastabas, pyramids, hypogea

Random

100

In Mesopotamian city-states, a _______ is a home of the gods where ceremonies were usually organized in the god's honor

temple

200

In ancient Egypt who did most slaves belong to?

the pharaoh

300

Free points

300

400

Taking care of what two things was the main task of Egyptian women?

the house and the family

500

give me two of the pharaoh's powers

dictating laws, ruling the country, owned a large part of the land, controlled trade, supreme commander of the army