Use your history notebook and the power point presentation posted online to
answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper: Due Nov. 16
1. What is the religious text of the Jews?
The Torah - The Midrash was the writing about the Text in the margins.
2. What is the covenant God made with Abraham according to the Torah?
“promised land”, changed his name, and a great nations.
3. What were the Jewish beliefs about God?
One God, only he can be prayed too, Messiah will come, Concerned about actions,
knows the thought and deeds of men, and is timeless.
4. What 3 religions claim Abraham as their father?
Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
5. How were the Dead Sea scrolls discovered?
A little boy searching for his lost sheep.
6. What languages were the Dead Sea scrolls written in?
Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew.
7. Who are the three most influential people from the Torah?
Moses, Abraham, Joseph.
8. What was the purpose of mummification?
To preserve the body so it could be found by the Ba and Ka in the afterlife.
9. Where was Abraham from?
Abraham was originally from Sumer, Ur and then Assyria, Haran.
10. What land is Abraham promised (and he later settled there)?
Canaan - a rich land, “flowing with milk and honey.”
11. What was the importance of a “Promised Land” to ancient Jews?
The fact that they could grow culturally, familially, socially, and develop wealth and
prosperity.
12. What are the ba and the ka?
The Egyptians Spirit the Ba and the Soul Ka.
13. What did the Egyptians believe about their Pharaohs?
The Pharaoh is all powerful and is a Representation of God in a human form.
14. How many gods did the Egyptians have?
The Egyptians had over 1000 Gods.
15. How did Egypt treat women?
Women in Ancient Egypt had way more rights than in other ancient cultures. Almost
the same rights as men. Couldn’t go to school but hey could own property, divorce their
husbands, and were an important part of the court.
16. How many female Pharaohs were there?
Three Pharaohs the most powerful was Hatshepsut and she was a real pharaoh who
increased trade and grew the empire. She was also known to dress as if she were a man
to help solidify her reign.
17. What are the different kinds of languages that were used in Egypt?
Hieroglyphics, demotic, and greek.
18. Describe the role of the scribes and the process they had to go through to become scribes?
Forth in social class. Women could go to school to be a scribe but not become a scribe.
Scribes had an important role as the historians and record keepers. They went to school
to learn to write information and contracts.
19. What were the pyramids used for?
Pharaohs and loot.
20. Who built the pyramids at Giza?
Djozer, Imhotep (Architect), Kufu, kafre
21. What is the most Important fact about King Tut?
He had a complete undisturbed tomb. Because of his tomb we know more about
pharaoh's tombs and the wealth of the egyptian pharaohs.
22. How long did it take to mummify someone?
70 days.
23. Compare and contrast Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism and the Egyptian religion.
View of God
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
Egyptian
many gods, no
supreme god.
many gods, no
supreme god.
one God, you
pray only to
him. He is all
knowing and
many gods,
prayed to
pharaoh
unchanging
Afterlife
reincarnation
Many levels of
progression
Nirvana
Reincarnation
Dharma
Kharma
Heaven
Hell
Action
determine
where you go.
Mummification
Weighing of the
heart.
Teachings
(do on your
own)
(do on your
own)
(do on your
own)
(do on your
own)
24. What were each of their beliefs about the afterlife, their view of “god(s)” and basic
things they taught their people? see above.
25. What is the difference between upper Egypt and lower Egypt?
Upper egypt higher in elevation, all the mines and gold, natural resources, close to the
mountains.
Lower egypt the flood plane most of the major cities and where the crops come from.
25. Compare and Contrast the caste system of India to the social structure of Egypt.
26. What were some similarities and difference?
Done in class
27. What is the Abrahamic Covenant and why is it relevant today?
Was a covenant/promise/deal between God and Abraham that talked about a promised
land and blessing his posterity. It’s important because the idea of a promise land comes
from here and that is what the pilgrims were looking for when they sailed to America.
28. What type of government (from the types of government we talked about from
Aristotle) did China, Mesopotamia and India have?
China had a monarchy
Mesopotamia had a monarchy
Indians had a monarchy
29. What does Abraham’s name mean?
Father of many.
30. Compare and contrast one Mesopotamian King to one Egyptian Pharaoh. What were
their leadership styles? What are something’s they are known for?
This will be the essay question
31. List all the rivers the civilizations we studied are located by. i.e. China, Mesopotamia,
China: Yellow and Yangtze
India: Indus River
Mesopotamia: Tigris and Euphrates
Egypt: Nile
32. What are some differences and similarities between Chinese dynasties and the reign
of the Egyptian pharaohs?
Both had Large elaborate tombs
Both had a Monarchy
Chinese dynasties were more stable local government systems
Both had female rulers
They were both very wealthy
Egypt had more rights for women
Egypt had a more slaves because they were involved with other areas like the Hittites
whereas china was more isolated and closed off.