Mesopotamia & Egypt

A state that conquers other lands and rules over them is called a(n)

• Territory

• Empire

• Kingdom

Identify which statement BEST describes the basis of Hammarabi’s Code?

• “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”

• “The end justifies the means.”

• “The beginning of wisdom is to fear God.”

Define Polytheism

• The belief in many Gods

• The belief in no Gods

• The belief in one God.

Define Monotheism

• The belief in many Gods

• The belief in no Gods

• The belief in one God

Why did the Egyptians preserve the bodies of their dead through mummification?

• It was a medical experiment.

• They believed the body was needed as a home for their soul in the afterlife

• They wanted to please the Gods

What two rivers formed the region of Mesopotamia (Fertile Crescent)?

• The Nile

• The Yellow and Yangtze

• Tigris and Euphrates

What is the term for a Sumerian temple?

• A Ziggurat

• Pyramid

• Synagogue

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of the Indus Valley civilizations, as observed at the ruins of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?

• Public wells

• Walled neighborhoods

• Grid like city patterns

Sumerian system of writing based on wedge symbols?

• Hieroglyphics

• Roman Numerals

• Cuneiform

What do Mesopotamia and Egypt have in common?

• No documented written language, empires, governments were monarchies

• A written language, rivers that gave life, they were polytheistic, both governments were theocracies

• Nothing