Mesopotamia and egypt Flashcards
What were the two rivers in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
Describe Mesopotamia’s religion
They were polytheistic and had temples Called ziggurats
Who did the writing in mesopotamia and egypt
Scribes
What type of leader ruled the individual city-states in Sumer (Mesopotamia)
Kings
What were some achievements of the Sumerians ( mesopotamia)
Cuneiform, wheelcart, sailboats, city-states, time, empires
What was the code of hammurabi
A set/list of rules
Who were the members of the lowest class in mesopotamia
Slaves
How was the flooding of the Nile river different from the flooding of the tigris and Euphrates river
The nile river brought silt and helped things grow
Why would the pharaoh of Egypt be listed at the top of the social pyramid
Because the Egyptians believed their pharaohs were gods
What was the written language for egypt
Heiroglyphics
Why was Egypt considered a theocracy
Because they worshipped their leaders
Why were the the pyramids built
They were built as tombs
Which characteristic of a civilization discuses division of labor
Social structure
Used scribes
Both
Used cuneiform
Mesopotamia
