| Civilization | Mesopotamia | Ancient Egypt | Primary Source - Hammurabi's Code | Primary Source - Did slaves build the Great Pyramid at Giza |
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Mesopotamia & Egypt
What were the regions that we studied in class where civilization began to develop?
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The best farming environment because of the rich silt(dirt), helping crops to grow quickly, which was left on the land after the flood water returned to the river.
Why did people begin to settle (live) in this region?
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The Nile
What is the name of the major river in Egypt?
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Mesopotamia/Babylonia
In which region was the Hammurabi code written at?
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5
How many sources did this assignment have?
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agriculture
The economy in early civilization was based on what?
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polythesism
The belief in several gods is known as what?
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Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt
Egypt is divided into two regions. What do we call these regions?
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God
According to this document, where did Hammurabi get his power as king?
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“…lash-driven men...” aka Slaves
According to the following passage, who built the pyramids?
"One hundred thousand lash-driven men poured out their sweat and blood for twenty years to complete this resting place which King Khufu considered fit for his royal remains." |
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Advanced Cities Advanced Technology Record Keeping Specialized Workers Complex Institutions
What are the five characteristics of civilization?
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unpredictable flooding
no natural barriers limited resources
What were the three environmental problems that the people of Mesopotamia faced?
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Hieroglyphics
What is the name for the Egyptian writing system?
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1780 BCE
Approximately when was this code written at?
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No, because of the manner of their burial.
Based on the following information, does the author believe that slaves built the Great Pyramid at Giza and why does he think this?
"The series of modest nine-foot-deep shafts held a dozen skeletons of pyramid builders, perfectly preserved by dry desert sand along with jars that once contained beer and bread meant for the workers’ afterlife." |
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Trade
Advanced cities means to have both large populations and that it needed to be the center of what for the surrounding area?
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The process in which new ideas or products are spread from one culture to another.
What is cultural diffusion?
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natural barriers of the desert separated them from other groups of people
Unlike the constant warfare between the cities of Mesopotamia, Egypt was rather stable. Why is this?
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A punishment should fit the crime
Describe the following rule from the code:
196. If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out. |
He found graffiti saying, “"the Friends of Khufu Gang." above the door to the pharaoh’s chamber. He concluded that the builders were not slaves because they wouldn’t write such positive things about their king if they were.
Dr. Mark Lehrner, another leading archaeologist, made a separate archaeological discovery about some form of writing on the Kings chamber. What did he find and what was his conclusion?
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Southern Iraq
Mesopotamia is located in which modern country today?
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The Babylonia Empire
The king Hammurabi ruled in the area of Mesopotamia, but the name of his civilization is what?
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Trade property & propose marriage and get a divorce (middle class and up)
What rights did women have in ancient Egypt that were the same as men?
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cities
According to this document, where did people in Babylonia make money in cities or in the country?
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If we are the believe that slaves did not build the Great Pyramid at Giza we need to know 2 things
1) No one has stated how many workers tombs have been discovered 2) What percentage of these found tombs come from the workers of the Great Pyramid.
1) What does Dr. Mark Shiffman mean in the following passage?
Two things are worth noting in assessing the “no slaves” claim and the evidence. One is that no one bothers to tell us in the broadcast sources how many tombs specifically belonging to workers have been found and what proportion of the workforce they might represent. |
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