Egypt or Mesopotamia?
Pyramids
Egypt
These Mesopotamian temples bridged humans to their gods
Ziggurat
This two wheeled cart gave Egypt a strong advantage in warfare
What is a chariot?
This is the process of preserving a dead body (usually a pharaoh) to prepare its journey to the afterlife
What is mummification?
This is Mr. Kebbell's middle name
What is Franklin?
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Mesopotamia
These Egyptian tombs are one of the seven wonders of the world and almost 5000 years old!
What are the pyramids?
This was the Mesopotamian writing system, the first in human history
What is cuneiform?
The story of Ani's journey into the afterlife is known as the Egyptian _____________________
What is the book of the Dead?
This is the meaning of "Mesopotamia"
What is "between two rivers"?
Hammurabi
Mesopotamia
True or false: The people who built the pyramids were forced to do it
false
This is the name for man made rivers that help bring water to farms.
What is irrigation?
True or false: Women could be priests in Mesopotamia
TRUE
True or false: The pharaoh was not a real person but just a mythological god
FALSE! The pharaoh was a human who claimed to be half god
The book of the dead
Egypt
While Ziggurats honored the gods, pyramids honored ___________
Who are the Pharaohs?
These are walls around a river that prevent floods from reaching farms/cities.
What are levees?
Before getting into the afterlife, an Egyptian's heart would have to be lighter than _____________
What is an ostrich feather?
True or false: Hammurabi's Code was always just
FALSE: If you were in higher classes, your punishments were not as severe
Polytheism
Egypt AND Mesopotamia
Almost every city in Ancient Egypt was built within one mile of ___________
What is the Nile River?
This was the paper Egyptian's invented from a reed in the Nile
What is Papyrus?
This is the Egyptian god of the afterlife
Who is Anubis?
This was the final era or "kingdom" of Egypt before it was invaded by Rome in 30 BCE.
What is the New Kingdom?