General Terms
System of watering fields using human made systems like canals.
What is irrigation?
Fine and fertile soil that was excellent for agriculture.
What is silt?
He conquered Sumer and the other lands in Mesopotamia to create the first empire.
Who was Sargon the Great?
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The area marked by the long, narrow stretch of the Nile sound of Cairo and surrounded by desert.
What is Upper Egypt?
The application of knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet people's needs.
People who are skilled at making things by hand.
What are artisans (craftsmen)?
His Code of Law was influential because it organized rules and laws into a clear WRITTEN system.
Who was Hammurabi?
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The Nile Delta region with its wide expanse of fertile land and access to the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Lower Egypt?
The raising of plants and animals to make them useful to humans.
What is domestication?
A pyramid shaped temple that was dedicated to a god or goddess - translates to "mountaintop".
What is a ziggurat?
The category of beliefs that include many gods.
What is polytheism?
Society organized into different classes based on social standing.
What is a hierarchy?
Sympathy of the beliefs and practices of others?
*starts with a T
What is tolerance?
The earliest form of writing which had symbols that first represented objects and later progressed into sounds.
What is cuneiform?
Formal series of acts always performed in the same way for a specific function (e.g. bringing the rain)
What is a ritual?
Exchanging items for other items, usually for items that a civilization or individual does not have.
What is bartering?
A system of rule where power is passed down from generation to generation.
What is a dynasty?
The idea that worker focuses on a specific skill that they are good at.
What is specialization (specialized workers)?
Through their extensive trade network, this civilization spread different cultures throughout the Mediterranean and beyond.
Who were the Phoenicians?
The god of the underworld who inspired the hope of eternal life after death.
Who was Osiris?