Ancient Lands
Another name for the Fertile Crescent
What is the Cradle of Civilization?
Who are the Sumerians?
What is a ziggurat?
What is an artifact?
Group of people ruled by a chief
What is a tribal government?
The area of the Fertile Crescent meaning "between the rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
Arab nomads who wanter from place to place with their herds and belongings
Who are Bedouins?
Belief based on fear and ignorance
What is a superstition?
What is a primary source?
Government whose leader is often born into office, amkes and enforces laws, and rules until death
What is an absolute monarchy?
The two rivers that surround the Fertile Crescent
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
Who are the Hittites?
Wedge shaped writing
What is cuneiform?
Document that uses a secondary source to retell or summarize information
What is a tertiary source?
Government with a king or queen whose most powerful leaders are usually the prime minister, premier, cabinet, or members of parliament
What is a constitutional monarchy?
What is Chaldea?
Great sea traders of the ancient world...also developed the alphabet
Who are the Phoenicians?
Invention that changed the way battles were fought
What is the wheel?
Study of ancient people by means of recovering, preserving, and evaluating remains from the past
What is archaeology?
Government ruled by religious authority
What is a theocracy?
The best preserved ancient city in Mesopotamia
What is Ur?
First people to mint coins
Who are the Lydians?
Snail used to make purple dye
What is murex?
What is a culture?
Government run by representation of the people
What is a republic?