stage 18 culture

Question 1

describe how craftsmen would make glass objects

Answer 1

sand melted….
wrap coil of glass around mold
- cast into mold
- glass blowing (free & with mold)

Question 2

advantages of glass compared to other available materials

Answer 2

• strength
• light weight
• resistance to having odor & residue
• transparency
• versatility (could use for windows)
• ease to produce (glassblowing)

Question 3

river that went through egypt

Answer 3

Nile River
- flooded every year and deposited new, rich soil on the fields
- sail down it (transportation)

Question 4

for which products was egypt famous for

Answer 4

grain, papyrus, gold, marble, granite

Question 5

papyrus

Answer 5

plant that grew along the Nile river, writing on (paper)

Question 6

before the romans came, who ruled egypt

Answer 6

egyptian pharos ➡ persians ➡ greeks ➡ romans

Question 7

how were the lives of peasants in egypt affected by their rulers

Answer 7

• lives did not change when romans came
• rulers only concerned about using land for their benefit
• not good life for peasants
• give everything to ruler
• pay taxes
• could not choose what to plant

Question 8

how did egyptians regard cats? why were they useful for egpytians?

Answer 8

useful: ate mice and rats
- sacred animals
- though they were the earthly forms of Isis
- worshipped them

Question 9

what was glass made of

Answer 9

sand, plant ash or natron, and lime

Question 10

why was violence so common in alexandria?

Answer 10

• racial tension (race riots, clashing of beliefs)
• corrupt officials (abuse power, bribery, etc)
• social inequity (peasants & rich)
• people like Eutychus (robbers, gangs)