Key Terms
A paper-like material ancient Egyptians made out of reeds for the purpose of writing on.
papyrus
The type of religion where Mesopotamians worshiped multiple gods
polytheism
Name for ancient Egyptian kings
pharoah
A poem about a Sumerian king who tries to escape death and contains references to the great flood.
Epic of Gilgamesh
River names in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
A central city and all the surrounding farmland
city state
Pyramid shaped temples where Mesopotamians worshiped
Ziggurats
Name of the process where Egyptians preserved the dead for the afterlife to help the "ka".
mummification
Nile
Type of writing in Egypt
hieroglyphics
A stone carved in both hieroglyphics and Greek that allowed for the translation of Egyptian texts
Rosetta Stone
A set of written laws that allowed everyone access.........an eye for an eye.
Hammurabi's Code
Name of the still standing structures the Egyptians built.
Type of writing in Mesopotamia
cuneiform
The name of the spirit who helped recognize the afterlife.
Ka
A triangular shaped series of deposits at the mouth of a river
delta
Name of the revolution where hunter-gathers settled and began farming, encourage population growth, and led to the development of city-states.
Agricultural Revolution
During Ancient Egypt's history, it was controlled by a mixture of what two types of governments?
absolute monarchy and theocracy
Type of religion that both Egypt and Mesopotamia practiced.
polytheism
Famous young Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb was discovered
King Tut
The spreading or mixing of cultural traits
cultural diffusion
The name of the Babylonian king in Mesopotamia
Hammurabi
Why where pyramids built?
As tombs for pharaohs to protect the body for afterlife
Nutrient-rich mixture of soil and rock
silt
The GOAT
Mr. Lesko