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Question 1
Use the chart from U3L4 to answer the following questions:

Egypt Both Mesopotamia
Nile River

River flooding was predictable

Gods were good and gave beneficial floods; Amen-Ra

Hieroglyphs

Pharaohs

Ramp and lever, geometry, ships, and medicine

River valley civilizations

Fertile farmland

Polytheism

Similar social structure

Significant technological development

Tigris and Euphrates rivers

River flooding was unpredictable

Gods were punishing and must be appeased to prevent torrential floods; Enil

Cuneiform

Kings

Domestication of livestock, wheels, sails, basic tools, chariot

What type of religion did Egypt and Mesopotamia have in common?

(1 point)
Responses

monotheism
monotheism

no religion
no religion

polytheism
polytheism

theocracy
theocracy
Question 2
According to the chart, who is credited with the creation of sails?(1 point)
Responses

Egypt
Egypt

Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia

Neither
Neither

Both
Both
Question 3
Why did Egyptians view their gods as good and Mesopotamians view their gods as punishing?(1 point)
Responses

Egyptian gods gave beneficial floods and Mesopotamian gods gave torrential floods
Egyptian gods gave beneficial floods and Mesopotamian gods gave torrential floods

Egyptian gods gave torrential floods and Mesopotamian gods gave beneficial floods
Egyptian gods gave torrential floods and Mesopotamian gods gave beneficial floods

Pharaohs and Kings were seen as gods
Pharaohs and Kings were seen as gods

Amen-Ra was a nice guy and Enil was no

Answers

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Here's a breakdown of the responses to the questions:

**Question 1:** What type of religion did Egypt and Mesopotamia have in common?
- **Response:** **polytheism** (This is correct as both civilizations worshipped multiple gods.)

**Question 2:** According to the chart, who is credited with the creation of sails?
- **Response:** **Mesopotamia** (The chart indicates that the domestication of livestock, wheels, sails, and basic tools is attributed to Mesopotamia.)

**Question 3:** Why did Egyptians view their gods as good and Mesopotamians view their gods as punishing?
- **Response:** **Egyptian gods gave beneficial floods and Mesopotamian gods gave torrential floods** (This aligns with the respective views of flooding in both cultures as described in the chart.)

These responses align with the information provided in the chart.