What are these both examples of?

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

What main feature did the Fertile Crescent and Egypt have in

common?

They both were

located along river

valleys.

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 civilization built this?

Which group of people invented this?

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.

What was Assurbanipal known for as king of the

Assyrians?

He built the city of Nineveh into an impressive capital with the first library, beautiful palaces and

gardens

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.