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100
Second King of Israel
Who is David?
100
A waterfall; located in Upper Egypt at the end of the Nile River.
What is a cataract?
100
Writing of the Sumerian civilization.
What is cuneiform?
100
Chief god of Ancient Egypt, pharaohs looked to him for their right to rule.
Who is Amon-Re?
100
The Nile River is found in this country.
What is Egypt?
200
The King of Babylon; established a system of codified laws
Who is Hammurabi?
200
A ruling family.
What is a dynasty?
200
Ancient Egyptian writing.
What is hieroglyphics?
200
God of the dead, god of the Nile
Who is Osiris?
200
The Egyptians received gold from this region south of their borders.
What is Nubia, or Kush?
300
Ruler of Akkad; invaded and conquered Sumer creating the first empire
Who is Sargon?
300
A person trained to write. In Ancient Egypt, these people were also trained in math, science, and engineering.
What is a scribe?
300
Jean Champollion discovered, and deciphered, this.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
300
Goddess of domesticity, women looked to her for their everyday duties.
Who is Isis?
300
This is the ocean that is at the mouth of the Nile River (where the Nile River empties).
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
400
The second King of Babylon who rebuilt much of the city of Babylon. He built an 85 ft. thick wall around the city for protection.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
400
A ranking of the social classes is also known as this.
What is a social hierarchy?
400
The Hittites were known for this, which sparked the Iron Age and allowed civilizations around the world to cheaply produce weapons and tools.
What is extracting iron from ore?
400
The first major monotheistic religion, with its roots in the Middle East.
What is Judaism?
400
This is the Jewish promised land, that includes modern-day Israel.
What is Canaan?
500
He stretched Egypt's borders to thier greatest extent, creating a vast Egyptian Empire.
Who is Thutmose III?
500
A government categorized by different departments, ruled by a governor known as a vizier.
What is a bureaucracy?
500
This group of people, who were powerful sailors and manufacturers, developed this, which would later be adopted by the Greeks.
What is the alphabet?
500
Great Persian thinker, developed a religion that believed in one powerful god.
Who is Zoroaster?
500
The region of Mesopotamia lies on this strip of land in the Middle East.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
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