Midterm Essay Flashcards
How was trade in Egypt?
Egypt used trade to show the importance of royal authority
Who was the vizier in Egyptian trade?
The vizier was someone who oversaw the division of resources in Egypt.
Trade was frequently _______ in Egypt
Governed
How was trade used in Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamia used trade for both religion and commercial ways.
What was the point of trade in Mesopotamia?
To keep record of transactions which made it easier for them to track and stay organized.
Who were ziggurats in Mesopotamian cities?
The existence of ziggurats in cities made it smoother for trade works between city-states by acting as a center point.
Existence of ________ in cities made it smoother for trade works b/w city-states by acting as a center point.
ziggurats
How was trade used in Indus?
The Indus used trade for cotton and handcrafted goods
What did the Indus find important when trading?
The Indus traded with the importance of equality through the use of weights and seals. They found it important to build trust in trading partners.
What did the Indus trade with?
They bred animals for transportation which had an impact on their trade.
What strategy did the Indus use in trade? What strategy did the Mesopotamian use in trade?
The Great Bath in Indus proposed a community-centered strategy for trade while Ishtar Gate in Babylon represented the wealth collected from trade.
What ideologies did Egypt believe in?
Egypt believed in governmental and religious ideologies since they believed in the importance of royal authority.
What was the Horus Name in Egypt
Horus name served as a sign of the pharaoh’s status as a heavenly ruler.
Where in Egypt was a place to express beliefs?
Temples and pyramids
What else is Egyptian ideology?
They believed in the bonds between monarchs and gods.
What were Mesopotamia’s ideologies?
They demonstrated the significance of the gods.
What were cuneiforms?
Cuneiform writing was used to record religious texts in Mesopotamia.
What were ziggurats?
Ziggurats was a place to go to for connection between the heavens and the earth.
What did Indus ideologies consist of?
There is very little/less known information about ideologies.
What types of ideologies did the Indus practice?
The Great Bath was used as a place of ritual and cleanliness.
What were some things that the Indus used that gives us a bit of information regarding Ideology?
The use of seals shows an importance to identity and trade which could be accounted as an ideology.
What writing was used in Egypt?
Writing was showed through Symbols and drawings of important events/values.
What did the Egyptians use when writing?
The use of ideograms and logograms et people express their stories. This can be seen in temple walls.
What was an important symbol in Egyptian writing?
The serekh was a symbol which was used in writing to symbolize the pharaoh. This was made to show the importance of royal authority.
How did Mesopotamia use writing?
Mesopotamia used writing as a strategy to make communication easier between the various city-states that they were trading with.
What was an advancement in Mesopotamia writing?
The Armani Letters was a significant advancement to Mesopotamia writing. This letter provided insight into political, economic and social relations between city-states.
What was writing mostly used for in Mesopotamia?
Writing was mostly used for record-keeping and management.
How did writing look like in Indus?
Indus has very little information on writing because of its illegible symbols that we cannot come to an understanding of.
What is something that gives us insight on the Indus writing?
Used seals for identification and trade but only this information limits our understanding.
