Use the chart from U3L4 to answer the following questions:

Question

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 choose the correct answer carefully and tell me why

no religion
no religion

theocracy
theocracy

polytheism
polytheism

monotheism
monotheism
Question 2
According to the chart, who is credited with the creation of sails?(1 point)
Responses choose the correct answer carefully and tell me why

Both
Both

Egypt
Egypt

Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia

Neither
Neither
Question 3
Why did Egyptians view their gods as good and Mesopotamians view their gods as punishing?(1 point)
Responses choose the correct answer carefully and tell me why

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

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

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

Amen-Ra was a nice guy and Enil was not
Amen-Ra was a nice guy and Enil was not
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Answer 1

Sure! Here are the answers based on the chart provided:

Question 1: What type of religion did Egypt and Mesopotamia have in common?

• Correct Answer: polytheism
• Why: Both Egypt and Mesopotamia practiced polytheism, which is the belief in multiple gods. This is indicated in the chart where both societies are listed under "Polytheism."

Question 2: According to the chart, who is credited with the creation of sails?

• Correct Answer: Mesopotamia
• Why: The chart specifically states that Mesopotamia had significant technological developments including the creation of sails, while it does not attribute this innovation to Egypt.

Question 3: Why did Egyptians view their gods as good and Mesopotamians view their gods as punishing?

• Correct Answer: Egyptian gods gave beneficial floods and Mesopotamian gods gave torrential floods
• Why: The chart indicates that Egyptian gods were seen as good because they provided predictable and beneficial flooding from the Nile River, which was essential for agriculture. In contrast, the unpredictable and sometimes destructive flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers led Mesopotamians to view their gods as punitive, requiring appeasement to prevent disaster.