Vocabulary
The belief in more than one god.
polytheism
What are the two rivers in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Who was at the bottom of the social pyramid?
slaves/servants
The device that allowed boats to travel against the wind
sail
Pharaohs had absolute power and were considered gods
TRUE
A ruler of ancient Egypt
Pharaoh
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between the rivers
What was the river central to ancient Egyptian life and civilization?
The Nile
The device that helped farmers get the land ready for planting
plow
King Namer unified Lower and Upper Egypt around 3000 BCE
TRUE
An ancient city and its surrounding area, which had an independent government
city-state
In which modern-day country was Mesopotamia primarily located?
Iraq
The king in Egypt is also thought to be a _____________.
god
The Egyptian system of writing
hieroglyphics
Majority of people in Egypt were mummified
FALSE
Not having enough money to pay creditors
debt
Solutions to 3 geographical problems people in Mesopotamia faced
irrigation ditches, walls made of dried mud and trading with other people for resources
What was the one organ they kept in mummification?
the heart
The Mesopotamian system of writing.
cuneiform
The rivers in Mesopotamia never flooded
A large rectangular structure built in layers of successively smaller levels, ending with a temple at the top
ziggurat
One of 3 environmental problems people in Mesopotamia faced
Flooding rivers, lack of natural resources and no natural protection
Why did the Egyptians mummify people?
So their soul can pass into the afterlife
The religious temple constructed by the Sumerians.
a ziggurat
The god of the sun is named Ra
TRUE