River Valley Life
The "land between the rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
Sumerian wedge-shaped writing
What is cuneiform?
Egypt's major river
What is the Nile?
People chosen by God
Who are the Hebrews or Israelites?
This process in Egypt preserved bodies for the afterlife
What is mummification?
Method of watering crops during dry seasons
What is irrigation?
The Babylonian collection of laws
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
Westernmost of Mesopotamia's twin rivers
What is the Euphrates?
People who helped preserve God's people during a time of great famine
Who are the Egyptians?
Great Persian religious leader
Who is Zoroaster?
Strong metal first used widely by the Hittites that gave it name to an age
What is iron?
Pyramid-like temple at the center of each Sumerian city
What is a ziggurat?
Present-day country that includes most of Mesopotamia
People used by God to punish the northern tribes
Who are the Assyrians?
Egyptian god of the sun
Who is Ra?
Principal occupation of the earliest river valley dwellers
What is farming?
Type of calendar developed by Egyptians
What is the solar calendar?
This kept many Egyptian manuscripts and artifacts preserved for centuries
People used by God to punish Judah
Who are the Chaldeans or Babylonians?
Belief in a number of gods
What is polytheism?
Vital transportation device developed by the Sumerians
What is wheeled vehicles?
Artifact that showed how to decipher Egyptian writing
What is the Rosetta Stone?
Present-day country that includes Persia
What is Iran?
People used by God to restore His people
Who are the Persians?
The religious writings of the Persians
What is the Avesta?