Vocabulary
a method of preventing corpses from decomposing that was only available to privileged groups
mummification
what was life like
privileged minority: king, aristocracy, priests, scribes
rest of population: free or slaves
peasants
craftspeople
merchants
women
What river shapes Egypt
the Nile
Describe parts of the temples, house of divinity
avenue of sphinxes
pylon entrance wall
open courtyard
covered room
shrine room
Important gods egyptians believed in
Osiris, god of the dead and afterlife
Isis, goddess of women and childhood
Horus, god of the sky
The Greek word meaning "Land between the rivers."
Mesopotamia
How was the empire organized
groups of offcials
nobles
priests
scribes
army
What did people in villages near the Nile do/grow
grew: flax,wheat,barley,fruit, and vegetables
raised livestock
farmed, creating irrigation channels
What was the main task for Egyptian women
take care of the house and family
writing that used pictures and drawings that represented an object or concept. Over time representing sounds
Hieroglyphs
The king in Egypt is also thought to be a _____________.
God
What are granaries
mud-brick storage designed to preserve wheat and barley
What animals were worshipped as manifestations of certain gods
crocodile, hippotamus, and snake
Who had absolute power, considered a god and acted as a link between the people and other gods
Pharaohs
what were the two regions it was divided into
assyria
chaldea
Name the periods of Egyptian history
which was the most splendour
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom (splendour)
Earliest known forms of writing
pictograms
The name of the pharaoh queen
Hatshepsut
What are the three types of tombs
mastabas - prism shaped
pyramids
hypogea - underground dug into rocks (hidden)
Stages of mesopotamian history
Sumerian period
Akkadian empire
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Neo-babylonian empire
What was the main god they believed in
Re, Atum, or Aton (Sun)
What was the city of Babylon like
discuss