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Study Guide for Egypt/Mesopotamia Vocabulary: Fertile Crescent City-state Granary Hinterland Civilization Matriarchal Metallurgy Cultural diffusion Pyramid Surplus Cataract Hieroglyphics Pharaoh Vizier Scribe Mummification Monotheism Theocracy Mesopotamia Semitic Languages ziggurat qanat empire polytheism patriarchal myth dynasty millet, wheat, barley specialization papyrus cuneiform mastaba regent funerary sarcophagus obsidian epic People: Culture groups: Hyksos, Hittites, Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Chaldeans, Assyrians, Nubians, Hebrews, Indo-Europeans, Sea Peoples Menes (Narmer), Mentahotep, Ahmose, Akhenaton, Tutmosis, Ramses, Hatshepsut Gilgamesh, Sargon the Great, Hammurabi, Asherbanipal, Sennacherib, Nebuchadnezzar Places: Major physical features for both Egypt and Mesopotamia Cities: Memphis, Thebes, Tanis, Heliopolis, Giza, Ninevah, Babylon, Ur, Uruk Questions How did the geography of Egypt impact the development of civilization there? How did the geography of Mesopotamia impact the development of civilization there? Compare the systems of power and authority in Egypt and the cultures of Mesopotamia. Compare ziggurats and pyramids. (think of structure, function, building materials, location, etc.) 5. Choose one of the cultures of Mesopotamia and compare it to Egypt during the same time period. Example: Compare the Old Kingdom period to Sumer. 6. How did laws in ancient Egypt compare to laws in Mesopotamia, especially Hammurabi’s Code? What was the status of women? What was the status of slaves? 7. Know the sequence of time periods in Ancient Egypt and the sequence of culture groups in Mesopotamia. 1. 2. 3. 4. Study Guide for Egypt/Mesopotamia Vocabulary: Fertile Crescent City-state Granary Hinterland Civilization Matriarchal Metallurgy Cultural diffusion Pyramid Surplus Cataract Hieroglyphics Pharaoh Vizier Scribe Mummification Monotheism Theocracy Mesopotamia ziggurat qanat empire polytheism patriarchal myth dynasty millet, wheat, barley specialization papyrus cuneiform mastaba regent funerary sarcophagus obsidian epic People: Culture groups: Hyksos, Hittites, Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Chaldeans, Assyrians, Nubians, Hebrews, Indo-Europeans, Sea Peoples Menes (Narmer), Mentahotep, Ahmose, Akhenaton, Tutmosis, Ramses, Hatshepsut Gilgamesh, Sargon the Great, Hammurabi, Asherbanipal, Sennacherib, Nebuchadnezzar Places: Major physical features for both Egypt and Mesopotamia Cities: Memphis, Thebes, Tanis, Heliopolis, Giza, Ninevah, Babylon, Ur, Uruk Questions 8. How did the geography of Egypt impact the development of civilization there? 9. How did the geography of Mesopotamia impact the development of civilization there? 10. Compare the systems of power and authority in Egypt and the cultures of Mesopotamia. 11. Compare ziggurats and pyramids. (think of structure, function, building materials, location, etc.) 12. Choose one of the cultures of Mesopotamia and compare it to Egypt during the same time period. Example: Compare the Old Kingdom period to Sumer. 13. How did laws in ancient Egypt compare to laws in Mesopotamia, especially Hammurabi’s Code? What was the status of women? What was the status of slaves? 14. Know the sequence of time periods in Ancient Egypt and the sequence of culture groups in Mesopotamia.
