Mesopotamia Facts
What were the 2 main rivers of Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
Name of the Egyptian writing system
Hieroglyphics
Mesopotamian writing was called _____
Cuneiform
Why did writing appear? Say at least 1 reason
Practical purposes such as keeping accounts and recording commercial transactions
What is this called and what was its function?
Ziggurat. It was a temple which served as the center of religious, economic, and political life.
What was the main river of Egypt?
Nile
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Why do the first urban civilisations appear next to large rivers?
These large rivers deposited silt during the flooding, making the riverbanks very fertile. As a result, the people obtained large harvests
What was the first civilization to inhabit Mesopotamia?
The Sumerians
What was the highest authority in Egypt?
Pharaoh
Writing began as a system of ______ (drawings, symbols, or diagrams that represent or symbolize an object).
pictograms
Name 4 inventions of Mesopotamia
- Lunar Calendar
- Arches & vaults
- Code of Hammurabi (first code of law)
- Cuneiform writing
- Sexigesimal number system
What does 'Mesopotamia' mean?
Which group was at the bottom of Egyptian society?
slaves
The type of religion practiced by Mesopotamians and Egyptians was called _____ religion. This means a religion with many gods
polytheistic
Can you name the 6 empires that ruled Mesopotamia
Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Neobabylonians, Persians
What were the 3 main city-states in Mesopotamia?
Ur, Uruk, Lagash
What environmental feature protected Egypt from invaders?
The desert
In the Mesopotamia, the divine king was called the _____
patesi or ensi
Can you name 5 Gods of Ancient Egypt and their characteristics?
Anubis- god of the afterlife and the dead
Ra- god of the sun
Osiris- god of fertility, agriculture, the dead
Atum- creator of the world
Hapi- god of the nile river
Sobek- god of the waterways