Mesopotamia Quiz & Textbook Terms, Names, and Main Ideas

Today, we took our quiz on Mesopotamia. I think I did really well and got 100%. After everyone finished, Mr. Schick gave us some textbook work to do while he grades our quizzes. The work we have to do in the textbook is page 41 #1, 3, 4, 5.

1.) For each term, write a sentence explaining its significance. 
          - delta: Delta is significant because of the deposits silt from the marshy, broad, triangular area was good 
                      for farming.
          - Narmer: Narmer is significant because he was the king who connected Upper and Lower Egypt.
          - pharaoh: Pharaoh is significant because that is the name for the Egyptian god-kings. In Mesopotamia,                                 the kings were considered to be representations of their Gods, but the Egyptians believed that 
                           their kings were Gods.
          - theocracy: Theocracy is significant because it was a type of government where the rule was based on 
                              religious authority and power.
          - pyramid: Pyramid is significant because that was the kings' resting place after death. Egyptians believed 
                         that their kings ruled over them after death too, therefore the kings still needed luxury and  

                           pleasures like immense structure as there resting place, the pyramid.          
          - mummification: Mummification is significant because its how kings and queens were buried to safely 
                                     travel to the afterlife. Mummification involves embalming and drying the corpse to prevent 
                                     it from decaying.
          - hieroglyphics: Hieroglyphics is significant because it was a more flexible writing system for scribes. 
          - papyrus: Papyrus is significant because it was an easier surface to write on. 

3.) How did being surrounded by deserts benefit Egypt?
          - The desert protected the Egyptians from war and constant warfare and shut out invaders.

4.) How did the Egyptians view the pharaoh?
          - The Egyptians viewed the pharaoh as a god who was responsible for the kingdom as a king.

5.) Why did the Egyptians mummify bodies?
          - Bodies were mummified to preserve them from decaying and for the souls to travel safely to the afterlife.