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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the Fertile Crescent get its name? | region has good rich farmland |
| Mesopotamians invented irrigation canals and plows. What was the purpose of these two inventions? | to produce a stable, reliable food source |
| How was religion and government in Mesopotamia connected? | King is chosen by the gods called divine kingship |
| What type of evidence would an archeologist want to examine? | artifacts objects from the past such as weapons, tools, pottery |
| Why was the wheel such an important invention in Mesopotamia? | used to make trade and travel easier. |
| What was the purpose of creating cuneiform? | to keep track of goods bought and sold at the marketplace |
| What was Hammurabi of Babylon best known for? | eye for an eye: strict laws and harsh punishments |
| Define civilization. | a group of people who share the same religion, language, culture |
| What did the ancient Egyptians depend on the Nile for? | drinking water, irrigation of crops, trade and travel |
| How did the ancient Egyptians benefit when the Nile flooded? | silt from the Nile created a surplus of crops |
| What were the responsibilities of a pharaoh in ancient Egypt? | created laws, collected taxes, considered to be a god |
| Describe the role of an ancient Egyptian scribe. | wrote written records |
| Why are social classes depicted/shown in the form of a triangle? | shows how the few at the top held the most power |
| What belief was the focus of Egyptian religion? | afterlife |
| How did the Rosetta Stone help archaeologists to better understand ancient Egypt? | helped unlock the secret of how to decipher/translate hieroglyphics |
| Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify the dead? | so the soul could recognize the body for an afterlife |
| What was the purpose of the pyramids in ancient Egypt? | burial tomb for the pharaoh |
| Why did the Egyptians stop building the pyramids? | pyramids did not protect the body/belongings for an afterlife |
| What was Hatshepsut the 1st women pharaoh known for? | encouraged trade and travel with other civilizations |
| How did a surplus impact Egyptian life? | surplus lead to the specialization of jobs that advanced a civilization |
| What was the greatest benefit when people began farming? | a surplus created a stable reliable food source |
| Why would ancient civilizations create inventions? | would make peoples lives easier |
| What was the Old Kingdom known for? | Known as the age of the PYRAMIDS |
| What simple machine allowed the Egyptians to safely get water from the Nile during Drought? | Shaduf transported water over the river banks to irrigate crops |
| Why was Egypt called "The gift of the Nile"? | The flooding created fertile land and a surplus of crops that led to an advanced civilization. |
| What does Mesopotamia mean? | Land between the rivers. |
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