Statue of Demedji and Hennutsen, Old Kingdom Egyptian
Portrait of Mrs. Agosta and her husband 21st century, American
What is this and what is its’ importance to Egyptologists?
The Rosetta Stone
• It has the same thing written in three different writing systems: hieroglyphics, demotic (Egyptian writing that was easier than hieroglyphics), and Greek.
• It allowed archeologists to decipher (figure out) hieroglyphics by using the other languages there.
What is the title of the epic story
about a Sumerian king who goes on
many adventures?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
They all were
located along river
valleys.
What main feature did the ancient civilizations in the Fertile Crescent, Egypt, India and China
have in common?
Where do most people (in ancient times and modern times) like to live?
Near the coast and rivers (because that’s where the fertile land is!)
What are two memorable
accomplishments of the Phoenicians?
They were known for:
1. their seafaring skills2. their ship building
3. spreading Mesopotamian culture around the Mediterranean Sea
4. INVENTING THE ALPHABET
What is irrigation?
Bringing water from a river to farmland using ditches
or pipes.
The time period in which there was no civilization, no writing, people were nomadic, and farming had
not occurred yet was called __________________________.
The Old Stone Age or Paleolithic Age
What is a peninsula?
A piece of land
surrounded by water on three sides
Give one example of how people adapt to their environment.
• Fishing if you live near the sea.
• Dressing differently depending on the climate.
• Terrace farming on the sides of mountains.
• Building irrigation ditches to water crops.
Culture is sometimes referred to as “a blueprint for living.”
What do you think that means?
Culture is a person’s total way of life including how they eat, dress, behave and
speak.
It is like a blueprint because a blueprint is the general design for something like
culture is a general design for your life.
What were Harappa and
Mohenjo Daro?
Twin capitals of the ancient Indus river valley civilization that
showed a great amount of urban planning.
Which ancient civilization developed these?
How was ancient Sumer organized?
There were exceptions to this rule from the Hammurabi Code
in ancient Babylon:
“An eye for an eye”
If you hurt someone from a lower social class, the
punishment was not as harsh.
How did ideas and goods get from ancient
China to the rest of Asia and eventually
Europe?
Along the Silk Road!
What ancient Indian Empire can claim the accomplishments of
iron stupas, the concept of zero, Sanskrit and free medical care?