(1) Nomads and (2) Egyptians
What is a nomad?
A person who wanders or roams around
What is the name of the stone coffin the mummy went inside?
Sarcophagus
After King Narmer conquered Lower Egypt, what could the people do instead of fighting?
Spend their time farming and building
Was life peaceful in Mesopotamia?
No! The city-states fought each other for control
Which river did the people in India use as a road?
The Indus river
What is a Pharaoh?
A king which the Egyptians believed to be a god
What was the name of the Egyptians writing? What was the name of the Sumerians writing?
Hieroglyphs and Cuneiform
Where did Abraham's god tell him to go?
Canaan
Why did Shamshi-Adad never attempt to conquer Babylon?
Babylon was too strong for him
They traded with other parts of India and with Mesopotamia
Why did Egyptian farmers like it when the Nile River flooded?
It would bring rich silt up onto their crops, providing them with vitamins and minerals
What did Egyptians believe happened to a mummy in the afterlife?
How did Sargon maintain control of Mesopotamia?
How was Shamshi-Adad able to conquer cities without even fighting battles?
The enemy leaders surrendered because everyone was afraid of him
Why were cities developed around rivers?
The rivers were useful for trade, farming and drinking
Why did the nomads of the Fertile Crescent stop moving from place to place?
They planted grain, dug canals for irrigation, tamed animals and became farmers
In what way was writing on paper better than writing on stone or clay, and in what way was it worse?
Writing on paper (papyrus) was easier to write on, lighter to move and took up less room. However, papyrus deteriorates over time and crumbles when it gets wet.
How were the Israelites and the Egyptians different? How did the Pharaoh treat the Israelites?
The Israelites worshipped one god, but the Egyptians worshipped many gods. The Pharaoh treated the Israelites kindly
What is the Code of Hammurabi? What was unusual about it?
A set of laws created by Hammurabi based on what he thought was fair. It was unusual because everyone had to follow it, even rich people and kings
Why would a farmer from Babylon be amazed if they had seen a farm in the Indus Valley?