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VOCABULARY
MESOPOTAMIA
WRITING
SOCIAL HIERARCY
MISC.
100
SCRIBE
A person who wrote and copied manuscripts by hand.
100
DOUBLE: Mesopotamia is often refered to as...
The Cradle of Civilization
100
DOUBLE: Name the type of Mesopotamian writing and how many symbols it consisted of?
Cuneiform 700 symbols
100
Who is at the top of the Mesopotamian social hierarchy?
The King
100
What was the name of the watering system used to water their crops?
Irrigation
200
MERCHANT
A person who buys and sells items for a profit.
200
DOUBLE: Who lived in the lower city of Mesopotamia?
The peasants and slaves
200
DOUBLE: What is the name of the writing style invented by the Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
200
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?
Pharaoh
200
What are two indicators of a civilization?
Many social groups working together and a scribe
300
POLYTHEISM
People who worshipped many gods.
300
Mesopotamian civilization was between two rivers. Name these two rivers
Euphrates and the Tigris
300
DOUBLE: The ancient Chinese writing system was made up of what?
symbols
300
What is the social structure of Mesopotamia?
King Nobles Priests, Scribes, Officials Merchants, artisans peasants and slaves
300
The first Great civilization included Mesopotamia and three others. Name the other three
Nile Indus Chinese Civilization
400
ZIGGURAT
A large Mesopotamian temple in the form of a pyramid.
400
In Mesopotamian culture, what is the job of the peasants?
agricultural work and general labour. Farmed land that was owned by the king or nobles
400
The two most important reasons for the development of Mesopotamian writing are:
To record laws and taxes
400
We cannot say for sure what the social structure of Indus Valley people, why is this?
Because their language could not be decoded.
400
The Mesopotamian Kings and Pharaoh's all held power over their people. Explain why there were given this kind of authority
Because they were representative of the Gods of the earth
500
The Mesopotamians set up a major trade network with neighbouring peoples. What did they trade?
They traded their agricultural surplus for materials they lacked