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What is a vizier
The chief advisor to the pharaoh
What is the Book of the Dead
A cheat sheet that shows you how to get to the afterlife
What is tribute
Forced payments from Conquered kingdoms
Who was Hammurabi
Ruler of Babylon ; created first coat of laws
Who were the Assyrians
Empire known for military strength
Explain mixed market economy
An economic system that combines government control and parts of free market/trade
What is monotheism
The belief in worshiping only one God (Israelites)
What is Valley of the Kings
Tombs carved directly into a cliff face used for burial of pharaohs in the Middle and New Kingdom
What is a monarch
A ruler of a kingdom or Empire
What was the library of Nineveh
Collection of tens of thousands of cuneiform tablets
What is the barter system
Trade of goods often Grand copper or oil for other itemsCan
What is a dynasty
A line of hereditary rulers
Examples of medicine in Egypt
Natural antibiotics, surgeries, amputations, the first pregnancy tests and toothpaste
What is Hammurabi's code
A set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
Who was Nebuchadnezzar
The most famous Chaldean King
What is a Deben
A small token of copper ( a unit of measurement for trade)
What is thebes
Capital transferred from Memphis in the Middle Kingdom (upper Egypt)
What/where is Kush
Kingdom to the south of Egypt conquered Egypt in 760 BCE ending the New Kingdom
Who were the Hittites
Empire known for iron working and The Chariot
What were the Hanging Gardens
Trees and flowers grow on its Terraces and roofs from the ground the garden seemed to hang in the air
What is a granary
A place grain is stored
What are Nubia and Syria
Kingdoms conquered by Egypt in the New Kingdom
What is an alphabet
Using symbols as letters to write and speak ( invented by the Phoenicians)
What is a chariot
A wheeled horse drawn carriage used in battle