(U1) Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia

The way people organize elements of their culture, science, art, language, etc.

• Civilization

• Government

• Habitat

• Socialization

Ancient Egypt believed in multiple gods/goddesses, including the ruling Pharaoh (God-King). This is called...

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Multitheism

• Partial Theism

What was the early writing form of ancient Mesopotamia?

• Handruidic

• Cuneiform

• Cotteric

• Hieroglyphic

What was the writing system of ancient Egypt?

• Cuneiform

• Cyrillic

• Hieroglyphic

• Hadarantti

A family, group, or government ruled by a man or group of men.

• Patriarchy

• Matriarchy

• Satriarchy

• Oligarchy

Zoroastrianism (the religion of early Mesopotamia) and Judaism (the ancestor of Christianity) are examples of....

• Monotheistic religions

• Polytheistic religions

• Older religions

• Extinct religions

Which of the following was the purpose of the construction of the Great Pyramids?

• A landmark to represent Egypt's power

• A tomb for the great God-King Pharaohs

• Markers for interstellar travel

• Landmarks for ships at sea

Ancient Egyptian religion was POLYTHEISTIC. Which of the following was NOT one of their gods/goddesses?

• Isis

• Osiris

• Horace

• Nike

What did Egypt and Sumer(Mesopotamia) NOT have in common?

• Owned slaves

• Created writing systems

• Mummified their dead

• Traded with each other

• Built their civilizations near great rivers

The Ancient Sumerians (Mesopotamians) helped to invent all of the following EXCEPT?

• The wheel

• The plow

• Early Mathematics

• Cuneiform writing system

• ALL of the above are correct