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Unit One Flashcards

1
Q

What are you comparing for cultural comparisons?

A

Religion
Mesopotamia -> Egypt

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2
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What are you comparing for human environmental interaction?

A

Egypt and the Nile River
The Norte Chico and using their resources (mountain and sea)

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3
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What are you comparing for economy?

A

Mesopotamia (Bazaar) –> Norte Chico (mountain and sea)

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4
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What are you comparing for government?

A

Government in Egypt to government in America now

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5
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What are you comparing for social structures?

A

Social hierarchy in Mesopotamia to today

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6
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What were the people in South America called?

A

Norte Chico

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7
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What is the term that means “boss”?

A

Lugal

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8
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What is the term that means “employee”?

A

Ensi

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9
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What civilization used the terms ensi and lugal?

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Mesopotamia

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10
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How did Egypt use the flooding of the Nile River to their advantage?

A

Because it was predictable and they once the water receded they were left with a layer of fertile soil which was good for crops

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11
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Name the similarities of religion between Mesopotamia and Egypt

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  1. They were both polytheistic
  2. They both believed in the afterlife
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12
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Name the differences of religion between Mesopotamia and Egypt.

A
  1. The kind of afterlife
  2. Who got into the afterlife
  3. Mummification ^^^^^
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13
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What was the afterlife called by Egyptians?

A

The happy fields of food

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14
Q

People would only be admitted into the afterlife if their heart weighed ___________ than the feather of truth.

A

less or the same

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15
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Who would devour your heart if it weighed more than the feather of truth?

A

Ammut

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16
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What is the major cultural value of prehistoric people?

A

Religion

17
Q

What common economy was used in prehistoric societies?

A

Trade

18
Q

What is a bazaar?

A

A market where people offer products that they make

19
Q

What society used bazaars?

A

Mesopotamia

20
Q

What was the Norte Chico’s form of economy?

A

Trade between the mountainous people and the sea people

21
Q

What did government commonly surround in prehistoric times?

A

Religion

22
Q

What kind of government did egypt have?

A

Ruled by a single family

23
Q

What is it called when a single family rules a county?

A

Primogeniture

24
Q

Name the differences between government in Ancient Egypt to America now

A
  1. We vote our leaders
  2. We can’t enforce religion
  3. We can say whatever we want about the president or his running mates (Respect of leaders)
25
Q

Ensi means

A

Employee

26
Q

Lugal means

A

Boss

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