Egypt and Mesopotamia Review

Why is a large river a good place to start a civilization?

• Provides Food

• Promotes Trade

• Provides Fresh Water

• Provides good soil to grow crops

• All of the above

How was the Pharaoh viewed in Egypt?

• a living god

• reincarnation of a god

• half god - half human

• an animal spirit

Why did the Pharaoh of Egypt insist on building such ‘grand’ burial tombs?

• So Egypt would look beautiful after their death.

• To be remembered and to continue leading Egypt even after death

• To help create new technologies and mathematics.

• To show their immense power in life.

Pharaohs and the wealthy were buried in a process known as ______________?

• Mommying

• Mummying

• Mummification

• Mummied

Why was the Nile River considered the lifeline of Egypt?

• It floods every year, keeping the population low

• It is the 2nd largest river in the world; everyone wanted to see it, creating a large tourism industry

• Without it, Egypt would have no protection

• Without it, Egypt could not survive in a Sahara desert

In Egyptian Society.... Give one example of “Social Mobility".

• A merchant starts a new business.

• Slave becomes a free citizen.

• A marina worker using sailboats on the Nile river.

• A carpenter building a home.

The type of writing Egyptians created was known as….

• Heliglyphs.

• Cuneiform.

• Heardglyphs

• hieroglyphs

What type of government did the Ancient Egyptians use?

• Aristocracy

• Theocracy

• Monopoly

• Democracy

Which type of writing did Mesopotamians create?

• They developed cuneiform, which involved making marks on clay tablets

• They created the Phoenician alphabet

• They developed hieroglyphics, which used pictures to represent ideas.

What is polytheistic religion?

• gods are animals and related to nature

• Belief in no gods

• belief in 1 god

• belief in many gods