2. Explain the difference between a historian and an archaeologist? - An archaeologist is someone who digs for hand-made items in ancient ruins. A Historian is someone who deals with the past.
3. Why did the Nomads move frequently? - Because they are in search of food, water, and places for their animals to eat.
4. Why was it easy for Nomadic people to first settle in the Fertile Crescent? - Some of the best farmland of the Fertile Crescent is on a narrow strip of land between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers.
5. What did farmers learn to do to grow crops further from the riverbanks?
6. How did farmers near the Nile River farm differently than farmers in other places why? - The river's predictability and the fertile soil allowed the Egyptians to build an empire on the basis of great agricultural wealth.
7. How did Egyptian farmers keep flood waters to use in the dry season? - They kept the food in storage.
8. What form of writing did Egyptians use? - Hieroglyphics for Almost 4,000 years.
9. Why was the area of the Fertile Crescent called “Mesopotamia”? - the Fertile Crescent refers to areas of fertile soil near important rivers in the area. It stretches from the Nile River in Egypt to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern Iraq.
10. What is Sumerian writing called? How does it differ from Egyptian writing? - Egyptian Writing was written on papyrus made from reeds. Sumerian writing was known as cuneiform and was written on clay tablets.
11. Why did Sumerians write on clay tablets other than stone, before the Egyptians did? - clay tablets were used as a writing medium, especially for writing in cuneiform, throughout the Bronze Age and well into the Iron Age.
12. How were clay tablets an improvement over stone? - The clay tablet was thus being used by scribes to record events happening during their time.
13. So why do you think Egyptians wrote on paper before Sumerians did? - ancient Egypt made extensive use of writing and the written record has played a central role in the modern reconstruction of Egyptian civilization.
14. How was ink on paper (papyrus) an improvement over clay tablets? - parchment, Paper, Paper's slow journey west, From rags to wood pulp. ... begin making a flexible smooth surface, which will accept and retain ink without blur.
15. Name some detriments to keeping records on paper. -
16. How was ink on paper (papyrus) an improvement over clay tablets - parchment, Paper, Paper's slow journey west, From rags to wood pulp. ... begin making a flexible smooth surface, which will accept and retain ink without blur.
17. Describe the mummification process. - Insert a hook through a hole near the nose and pull out part of the brain, Make a cut on the left side of the body near the tummy and, Remove all internal organs. Let the internal organs dry. Place the lungs, intestines, stomach and liver inside canopic jars, than place the heart back inside the body. Rinse inside of body with wine and spices. Cover the corpse with natron (salt) for 70 days. After 40 days stuff the body with linen or sand to give it a more human shape. After the 70 days wrap the body from head to toe in bandages. Place in a sarcophagus (a type of box like a coffin).
18. Do the pyramids today look the way Egyptians intended them to? Why or why not? - No It Was Intended to be a solid.
19. Which Great Feat Did Cheops Complete? - He is generally accepted as having commissioned the Great Pyramid of Giza, Mainstream Egyptologists believe Sneferu was Khufu's father, but only of the Old Kingdom period.
20. Why do we call the early cities of Mesopotamia “city-states”? - The earliest cities in Sumer date back to about 3500 B.C.E. These first cities were like small, independent countries. They each had their own ruler and their own farmland to provide food. For this reason, they are called city-states.
22. Why did Sargon’s empire last so long? - was the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire, ... Sargon became the subject of legendary narratives describing his rise to power, Sargon legend contains a legendary account of Sargon's rise to power.
23. How did the nation of Israel come to live in Egypt? - The birthplace of the Jewish people is the Land of Israel. Application Form for Israelis who live permanently in Geneva.
24. Why did Abram and Sarai move from Ur to Haran? - Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his well as the grandmother of Rebekah, his future daughter-in-law. Ur was known for moon worship, and Terah's family likely served the moon god,
25. How did the nation of Israel come to live in Egypt? - Egypt launched an air assault against Israel that evening. Modern Israel has its origins in the Zionism movement, established in the late 19th century
26. How was Hammurabi a different kind of king? - Hammurabi was an Amorite First Dynasty king of the city-state of Babylon, and inherited the power from his father, Sin-Muballit.
27. What do you think of the sample laws listed in your book that Hammurabi wrote - Hammurabi expanded the city-state of Babylon along the Euphrates River to unite all of southern Mesopotamia. The Hammurabi code of laws, a collection of 282 rules, established standards for commercial interactions and set fines and punishments to meet the requirements of justice.
28. Why did Babylonians watch the stars? -Babylonians were the first to recognize that astronomical phenomena are periodic and apply mathematics to their predictions.
29.What did they learn from their star studies? - is the study or recording of celestial objects during early history They began studying and recording their belief system and philosophies
30.Why was Shamshi-Adad powerful? -Shamshi-Adad had attempted to legitimize his position on the Assyrian throne by claiming descent from Ushpia
31.Would you want to follow a leader like him? Why or why not? - No, He Doesn't seem Like a very good Leader to me.
32.Why do you think ancient people told stories like the story of Gilgamesh? - The Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh share many points of contact, with common is probably the Epic's flood story, which reads a lot like the biblical tale of "Noah's Ark".
33.Retell the story of Gilgamesh in your own words? - The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia that is often regarded as the For when the gods created man, they let death be his share,
34.In what ways were rivers better than roads for ancient people? - They were incredibly efficient.
35.How did these “streets” help connect the people of Mesopotamia and the Harappan civilization? - Before the excavation of these Harappan cities, scholars thought that Indian civilization.
36. How did farming practices in the Indus Valley differ from those in Mesopotamia? - the Indus Valley Civilization in an entirely different environmental context.
37. Why were citadels important to Indus Valley cities? - The Indus Valley Civilisation was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions
38. In what ways could we consider Indus Valley cities “modern”? - The discovery of ancient Harappan cities unsettled that conception and moved.
39. Many cultures in the Middle East and Europe have called China the “Far East.” Why? - East Asia is the eastern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms
40. Retell the legend of how silk was first used for cloth.- The production of silk originates in China in the Neolithic Silk remained confined to China until ... Not confined to clothing, silk was also used for a number of other applications
41. When we talk about dynasties, why do we usually talk about one key family? - From the inauguration of dynastic rule by Yu the Great in circa 2070 BC to the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor on February 12, 1912 in the wake of the Xinhai Revolution, China was ruled by a series of successive dynasties.
42. Why do we know more about the Shang Dynasty than we do about earlier rulers? - Read and learn for free about the following article.
43. Which crop has been important to the Chinese people for centuries? Why? - Rice is China's most important crop, raised on about 25% of the cultivated area.
44. Why do we know more about Ancient Egypt than we do about the rest of Africa? - Egyptian civilization developed along the Nile River in large part because the river's ... Although we do not know the specific dates and events, most scholars who.
45. Do you think people who live years from now will know much about our culture? Why or why not? - Egyptian civilization developed along the Nile River in large part because the river's ... Although we do not know the specific dates and events.
46. How does the Sahara differ today than in ancient times? - The Sahara is a desert located on the African continent. It is the largest hot desert in the world.
47. Why did cultures south of the Sahara develop differently from those in the Mediterranean? - Many different groups ruled areas previously held by the Abbasids.
20. Why do we call the early cities of Mesopotamia “city-states”? - The earliest cities in Sumer date back to about 3500 B.C.E. These first cities were like small, independent countries. They each had their own ruler and their own farmland to provide food. For this reason, they are called city-states.
22. Why did Sargon’s empire last so long? - was the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire, ... Sargon became the subject of legendary narratives describing his rise to power, Sargon legend contains a legendary account of Sargon's rise to power.
23. How did the nation of Israel come to live in Egypt? - The birthplace of the Jewish people is the Land of Israel. Application Form for Israelis who live permanently in Geneva.
24. Why did Abram and Sarai move from Ur to Haran? - Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his well as the grandmother of Rebekah, his future daughter-in-law. Ur was known for moon worship, and Terah's family likely served the moon god,
25. How did the nation of Israel come to live in Egypt? - Egypt launched an air assault against Israel that evening. Modern Israel has its origins in the Zionism movement, established in the late 19th century
26. How was Hammurabi a different kind of king? - Hammurabi was an Amorite First Dynasty king of the city-state of Babylon, and inherited the power from his father, Sin-Muballit.
27. What do you think of the sample laws listed in your book that Hammurabi wrote - Hammurabi expanded the city-state of Babylon along the Euphrates River to unite all of southern Mesopotamia. The Hammurabi code of laws, a collection of 282 rules, established standards for commercial interactions and set fines and punishments to meet the requirements of justice.
28. Why did Babylonians watch the stars? -Babylonians were the first to recognize that astronomical phenomena are periodic and apply mathematics to their predictions.
29.What did they learn from their star studies? - is the study or recording of celestial objects during early history They began studying and recording their belief system and philosophies
30.Why was Shamshi-Adad powerful? -Shamshi-Adad had attempted to legitimize his position on the Assyrian throne by claiming descent from Ushpia
31.Would you want to follow a leader like him? Why or why not? - No, He Doesn't seem Like a very good Leader to me.
32.Why do you think ancient people told stories like the story of Gilgamesh? - The Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh share many points of contact, with common is probably the Epic's flood story, which reads a lot like the biblical tale of "Noah's Ark".
33.Retell the story of Gilgamesh in your own words? - The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia that is often regarded as the For when the gods created man, they let death be his share,
34.In what ways were rivers better than roads for ancient people? - They were incredibly efficient.
35.How did these “streets” help connect the people of Mesopotamia and the Harappan civilization? - Before the excavation of these Harappan cities, scholars thought that Indian civilization.
36. How did farming practices in the Indus Valley differ from those in Mesopotamia? - the Indus Valley Civilization in an entirely different environmental context.
37. Why were citadels important to Indus Valley cities? - The Indus Valley Civilisation was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions
38. In what ways could we consider Indus Valley cities “modern”? - The discovery of ancient Harappan cities unsettled that conception and moved.
39. Many cultures in the Middle East and Europe have called China the “Far East.” Why? - East Asia is the eastern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms
40. Retell the legend of how silk was first used for cloth.- The production of silk originates in China in the Neolithic Silk remained confined to China until ... Not confined to clothing, silk was also used for a number of other applications
41. When we talk about dynasties, why do we usually talk about one key family? - From the inauguration of dynastic rule by Yu the Great in circa 2070 BC to the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor on February 12, 1912 in the wake of the Xinhai Revolution, China was ruled by a series of successive dynasties.
42. Why do we know more about the Shang Dynasty than we do about earlier rulers? - Read and learn for free about the following article.
43. Which crop has been important to the Chinese people for centuries? Why? - Rice is China's most important crop, raised on about 25% of the cultivated area.
44. Why do we know more about Ancient Egypt than we do about the rest of Africa? - Egyptian civilization developed along the Nile River in large part because the river's ... Although we do not know the specific dates and events, most scholars who.
45. Do you think people who live years from now will know much about our culture? Why or why not? - Egyptian civilization developed along the Nile River in large part because the river's ... Although we do not know the specific dates and events.
46. How does the Sahara differ today than in ancient times? - The Sahara is a desert located on the African continent. It is the largest hot desert in the world.
47. Why did cultures south of the Sahara develop differently from those in the Mediterranean? - Many different groups ruled areas previously held by the Abbasids.
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