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Mesopotamia & Egypt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 8 signs of civilization? | cities, organized central governments, complex religions, job specialization, social classes, arts and architecture, public works, and writing |
| What are the River Valley Civilizations? | Tigris Euphrates River Valley, The Nile River Valley, The Indus River Valley, The Huang-He River Valley |
| When did the first civilizations develop in Mesopotamia? | between 4000 and 3000 B.C.E |
| What are the rivers in Mesopotamia? | Tigris and Euphrates |
| What was the most important contribution made by the Sumerians? Why? | hydraulic engineering / created a system of ditches to control flooding / inventors of irrigation / harnessed power of the Tigris and Euphrates for farming |
| Floods made the soil? | fertile |
| Who developed the first empire in Mesopotamia? | King Sargon of Akkad |
| What was the Hammurabi Code? | a collection of 282 rules / established standards for commercial interactions and set fines and punishments to meet the requirements of justice |
| What river ran through Egypt? | The Nile River |
| What are three benefits of the Nile River? | water for the crops / water for them to drink / gave them fish |
| What role did the Pharaoh play in theocracy? | he was the head religion |
| Where would you find hieroglyphics? | in temples |
| Why was the king's burial chamber in the middle of the pyramid? | central location for protection |
| How did the Egyptians' religion relate to agriculture? | they used religion as a way to explain natural phenomena, such as the cyclical flooding of the Nile and agricultural yields |
| How are Egyptian children and children today different? | children from Egypt had to work for food at a young age and we can go out and buy food we want from the store |
| How long did it take to build a pyramid? | 20 years |
| Why was King Tut famous? | his tomb was the only found royal burial intact to its tomb in modern day discovery |
| What were the 3 kingdoms? | The New, Middle, and Old Kingdoms |
| Describe the religious changes brought about by Akhenaton and Tutankhamen? | removing all the old gods and replacing them with one god called Aten |
| What was the largest social group in Egyptian society? | The Peasants |
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