stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced
100
Mesopotamia is located between what two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
100
True or False. We know the type of religion that the people of the Indus River Valley practiced.
False
100
What are Egyptian pyramids?
Burial Sites for Pharaohs
100
What is a shaduf?
hand-operated device for lifting water
200
What are hieroglyphics?
writing made up of pictorial symbols
200
What inventions did the Sumerians use to control flooding?
levees and irrigation systems
200
This is the type of writing practiced by the people of Mohenjo Daro and Harrapa; although scholars cannot decipher what is being said.
Sanskrit
200
Name as many gifts as you can that were supplied by the Nile river.
Papyrus; clay for building; stable water and food supply; highway (transportation)
200
What is cultural diffusion?
The spreading of ideas or culture from one area to another
300
What is the process of preserving the bodies of the dead
mummification
300
This was the type of writing practiced by the Sumerian people.
Cuneiform
300
What are the two city-states we studied in the Indus River Valley?
Mohenjo-Daro and Harrapa
300
What is the purpose of a Sphinx?
It was placed/carved in front of the pyramids to serve as protection to the Pharaohs tombs.
300
True or False: For their time, the ancient civilizations of Mohenjo Daro, Harrapa, and Egypt proved that they used advanced technologies in their time to construct buildings.
True
400
What is the ruler of ancient Egypt called?
Pharaoh
400
This is the place where the Sumerians would go to worship, believing that the gods/goddesses descended from the clouds, and lived there.
A Ziggurat
400
What is Mohenjo-Daro well known for?
Drainage systems and well planned cities
400
As you move up the social pyramid, power _______ and the amount of people in that class ____________
increases; decreases
400
What is the purpose and importance of Hammurabi's code?
To inform everyone of laws and punishments in Babylon.
500
Who is a vizier?
high official, often advisor to Pharaoh
500
How did the people of Mesopotamia build their homes?
Mud-brick from the river banks
500
What is the citadel?
An area with a great bath, built on a higher elevation to show its importance. Meant for the wealthy class and kinds/queens.
500
Name the different social classes in the social pyramid.
Pharaoh
Priests and Nobles
Traders/artisans/scribes
Farmers and Herders
Slaves
500
Why are Hieroglyphics and Cuneiform so important to history?