Flashcards

ancient mesopotamia & Egypt

Elizabeth West English 33 cards

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1what does Mesopotamia mean?Land between rivers
2where was the first civilization ?Mesopotamia
present day Iraq and Syria
3What is the region in the middle east which curves like a quarter moon?The Fertile Crescent
4Belief in many godsPolytheistic
5what is the ziggurat?the massive platform that the Sumerians built their religious temples on
6what kind of government is a god thought to be the ruler of?A Theocracy
7What was the first writing system developed by the sumerians ? (hint: wedge -shape writing)Cuneiform
8what was the first written laws; given to the people of Ancient Babylon by King HammurabiHammurabi's Law Code
9What is Patriarchal?a society dominated by men
10What is the longest river in the world ? (hint: it runs through Egypt)Nile River
11What is Inundation?The annual flooding of the Nile River
12What is the mud left behind from the flooding of a river? (it is good for fertilizer)Silt
13Who was King Menes?King who united Lower and Upper Egypt around 3100BC
14What does dynasty mean ?"Great house of" (a family of rulers)
15What was the name for the Egypt kingPharaoh
16What is "ka"?The life force that leaves the physical body but is stuck in its mummy or small statue
17What is "Ba"?the part of the soul that embarks on a journey to follow the gods
(Symbol is often shown as a bird with a human head)
18What is mummification?The Egyptian belief to preserve the human body
(The process could last up to 70 days)
19What are canopic jars?containers used to hold eternal organs of the deceased.
20What is a sarcophagus?The outer layer of protection for a royal mummy, with several layers of coffins in it.
21Who was King Khufu?The pharaoh responsible for the great pyramid at Giza
22What is the only monument of the 7 ancient wonders of the world to survive?The Great Pyramid
(largest of the 3 pyramids)
23What is KIng Khufu's boat?The boat that was found under the Great Pyramid that would ferry King Khufu spirit across the sky to be with Ra the sun god.
24What is the Great Sphinx?One of the largest and oldest statues in the world. Also believed to be made in the likeness of King Khafra
25What is the Egyptian picture writing?Hieroglyphics.
26What is the Rosetta Stone?A stone with two written languages
(Egyptian and Greek)
27Who invade Egypt and Ruled for 200 years?The Hyksos
28Who is Hatshepsut?The first great woman ruler of egypt .
29Who rejected the traditional religion in favor of worshiping the Aten or sun disc (hint: he named it after himself)Akhenaten
30Who was the 17 year old pharaoh whose tomb survived untouched by grave robbers?King Tut
(Tutankhamen)
31What did Ramses II do ?He reigned over Egypt for 67 years, fathered 100 children ,defeated the Hittites, and declared himself a living god.
32What is papyrus?The reed like plant that grows on the nile river that the Egyptians used to write on .
33What do you call the spread of ideas from one culture to another culture?Cultural diffusion