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Walk Like an Egyptian!
Government and Law
Writing Me a Letter
What's the Word?
Misc Meso
100
The most important river in Egypt.
The Nile River.
100
Who ruled the first city-states?
Priests (or priest-kings)
100
What's the name of the type of writing created by Mesopotamians?
Cuneiform.
100
What is a stela? (plural is stelae)
Stone tablet that Hammurabi Code was written on.
100
Name the northern river that surrounds Mesopotamia.
Tigris
200
Most Egyptian people have this job.
Farmers.
200
After priests, who ruled city-states?
Military leaders.
200
Both Egyptian and Mesopotamian writing started out as...
Sounds/Pictographs
200
How did Mesopotamians keep warm in winter and cool in summer?
Burn animal dung in a brazier to keep warm. White-wash walls to reflect sunlight in summer.
200
Name the southern river that surrounds Mesopotamia.
Euphrates.
300
Discovery of this stone helped scientists translate hieroglyphics.
The Rosetta Stone.
300
Who created the first set of written laws? Where was he from?
King Hammurabi. He was Babylonian.
300
What substance did the Mesopotamians write on?
Clay
300
What substance was important to agriculture in both Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Silt
300
Other than the Sumerians, who else lived in Mesopotamia?
Babylonians, Assyrians, Akkadians, Persians.
400
Egyptians built these to help their pharaohs reach the afterlife.
Pyramids.
400
What is ruling by divine right?
Ruling a city-state because the gods have chosen you to rule. Rule on the behalf of a god or goddess.
400
Which type of writing (hieroglyphics or cuneiform) is considered wedge-shaped and which has curved lines and pictures?
Cuneiform - wedge-shaped Hieroglyphics - curved lines and pictures
400
Where were Mesopotamian schools located?
Ziggurat
400
Mesopotamia means...
"between the rivers"
500
Which 3 seasons did the Egyptian people rely on?
Flood, drought, harvest.
500
How could slaves improve their lives?
Buy their freedom. Purchase land. Own businesses. Move up the class system.
500
Name one of the Hammurabi Laws.
Eye for an eye. (Lots more...check textbook!)
500
If you were using FORCEPS and LANCETS, what type of job would you have?
Doctor!
500
Why is Mesopotamia known as the "cradle of civilization"?
First location of first civilizations. People could focus on things other than survival. Developed "cultural richness".