Location
What is the meaning of Mesopotamia?
"The land between two rivers"
What do you call the ruler of Egypt?
The Pharaoh
Who is the most important god for Egyptians?
Ra (the Sun God)
What is the name of the three iconic pyramids found in Egypt?
The Pyramids of Giza
True or False. The Mesopotamian people farm or practice agriculture inside the walls of their city.
False.
Which Mesopotamian City is located at the pivotal point between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers?
The City of Ur
Who was the Babylonian king that created the first known set of laws which consists of 282 decrees?
King Hammurabi
What do you call the temples found in the Mesopotamian civilization?
The Ziggurat
What do you call the first known laws found in Mesopotamia? Hint: these laws were carved in a Stele.
The Code of Hammurabi
What do you call the system of writing in Mesopotamia wherein they use a wedge shaped tool to make indentations on soft clay?
Cuneiform
What are the names of the two rivers that passes through Mesopotamia?
The Tigris River and the Euphrates River
These are a group of people who has mastered writing the hieroglyphs.
The Scribes
What do you call the jars in Egypt that holds the organs of a dead person?
The Canopic Jars
This is the sacred ritual that the Egyptians do to their dead.
What is the term used to describe the worship of many gods?
Polytheism/Polytheistic
Where is Lower Egypt located?
Near the Mediterranean Sea
In Mesopotamia, who are the second highest people in the social structure?
The Priests
In Egyptian beliefs, what is weighed in the Court of the Dead to see if a person has been good or bad in their mortal life?
The heart.
What paper-like material was invented by the Egyptians that allowed them to write down their laws and everyday business transactions?
The Papyrus
Why did Mesopotamians welcome the flooding of the two rivers?
Mesopotamians believed that the flooding of the rivers is good because it makes the soil fertile.
Fill in the blanks: Mesopotamia is known as "The _______ Crescent" whereas Egypt is known as "The ____ of the ____"
"The Fertile Crescent" and "The Gift of the Nile"
The Egyptians believed that the Pharaoh supposedly controlled...?
Nature and Daily Life
What is the scroll that a dead Egyptian must bring with them to be able to pass the trials of Osiris and go to the afterlife?
The Book of the Dead
This invention by the Mesopotamians was first used for pottery but has made a significant change in the transportation of goods to different parts of Mesopotamia.
The Wheel
What stone was found by Pierre-François Bouchard in 1799 that allowed us to understand hieroglyphs?
The Rosetta Stone