People & Leaders
The first king of Israel.
Saul
The belief in many gods is called this.
Polytheism
The wedge-shaped writing system developed in Mesopotamia.
Cuneiform
The river that nourished Egyptian land and supported farming.
Nile River
Farmers grew a surplus of food that allowed for others to ________ in their craft.
specialize
The ruler who built the Great Pyramid.
Khufu
The Hindu (or Buddhist) term for religious duties is called:
dharma
The device used to sign documents and record information in Mesopotamia.
The triangular, fan-shaped area of fertile land at a river’s mouth.
delta
The plant Egyptians used to make baskets, boats, rope, and paper.
Papyrus
The Pharaoh whose tomb was discovered by Howard Carter.
King Tutankhamun (King Tut)
The religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama.
Buddhism
The name of the set of clay artifacts or artwork called the "____ of ___" from Sumer.
Standard of Ur
The measurement device used to measure the Nile’s water level.
Nilometer
The Egyptian device used to dip water out of the Nile.
shadoof
The king of Babylon that continuously rejected God.
Nebuchadnezzar
The sacred hymn collections of ancient India.
Vedas
The man who deciphered hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (full name).
Jean-Francois Champollion
The ancient land located south of Egypt.
Kush
The Mesopotamians first recognized the concept of this number.
zero
The last judge in the Kingdom of Israel.
Samuel
The Israelite law given by God to Moses (two words).
Mosaic Law
The writing system used by the Aryans.
Sanskrit
The main trade route that helped exchange ideas, beliefs, language, and inventions.
Silk Road
The Hittites excelled in production of this metal.
iron