Download Chp. 2 Sec 2 WS

Name: _______________________
Period: __________
Chapter 2; Section 2 WS
Directions: Complete the activity by matching the corresponding letter to the clue.
1. __________ For this you had to pass a test
a. Nefertiti
2. __________ Hieroglyphics
b. mummification
3. __________ Saffron
c. Osiris
4. __________ In art these are larger than other figures
d. Grown from a plant
5. __________ Amon-Re
e. astronomy
6. __________ Little cheeses
f. geometry
7. __________ Raised children & prepared meals
g. Howard Carter
8. __________ Used to keep records
h. polytheism
9. __________ Akhenaton’s wife
i. demotic
10. __________ Used to map constellations
j. pharaohs
11. __________ Found by Jean Champollion
k. papyrus
12. __________ Simpler form of writing
l. hieroglyphics, demotic & Greek
13. __________ Papyrus
m. Sun god
14. __________ Mummification
n. warfare
15. __________ Began as a privilege for Pharaohs
o. eternal life
16. __________ Akhenaton tried to stop this
p. Rosetta Stone
17. __________ Found King Tut’s Tomb
q. medicine
18. __________ Weighed a soul’s heart against the feather
of truth
r. slaves
19. __________ Osiris
s. women
20. __________ Pharaoh
t. preservation of the dead
21. __________ Reason for women’s social class changing
u. God of the Nile
22. __________ Rosetta Stone was written in this
v. served the gods & goddess
23. __________ Pyramids & irrigation systems occurred because of this w. picture writing
Chapter 2 Section 3
24) Between which two rivers was Mesopotamia located?
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25) In what ways did villages work together to control the rivers?
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26) What did the cities of Sumer look like?
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27) What role did trade play in the economic life of Sumer?
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28) What were the responsibilities of the rulers of each city-state?
a) __________________________________________
b) ____________________
c) _______________________
d) ____________________
e) _______________________
29) Who made up the three classes in the Sumerian society?
Upper-_____________________________________
Middle-________________________________________________
Lower-__________________________________________
30) What was the role of women in Sumerian society?
a) _______________________________________________________________
b) _______________________________________________________________
31) How did Sumerians celebrate holy days?
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32) In what four areas of learning did the Sumerians excel?
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