Pheonicia
What were the Pheonicians know for?
Seafaring Trade
Ancient Mesopotamia was located in the fertile crescent. What does fertile mean?
Land that is capable of producing crops/ Land where things grow.
What did the Egyptians call their kings?
Pharaoh
The belief in multiple gods is ______?
Polytheism
What are the massive Structures in Egypt called?
Pyramids
To be successful at Seafaring trade, Pheonicians had to built what?
Ships
What was the name of the first writing invented?
Cuneiform
The process of preserving a body is called
Mummification
Monotheism societies believe in?
One God
This structure has the head of a man, the body of a lion and a missing nose
Sphinx
How far were the Pheonicians able to sail?
Along the African coast and up to England
Name the King who was responsible for writing the first law code in history.
King Hammurabi
She was the last Pharaoh in Egyptian history.
Cleopatra
What was the name of the Structure that Sumerians held their temple in?
Ziggurats
In Sumeria, this structure would be used to hold the city, temple, and protect from invaders
The Ziggurats
The Pheonicians invented _______. This would lead to other civilizations being able to read.
The alphabet
Name one of the two rivers that ancient Mesopotamia relied on.
The Tigris or Euphrates Rivers
Who was the name for the eternal life force pharaohs had?
Ka
The sacrifice of grain, animals, or people were used to receive ____ from the gods?
Blessings
These two rivers flow through Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The Pheonicians invented this to help with ownership of property.
Record of Transaction
What was the first civilization in ancient Mesopotamia?
Sumerians
How long is the Nile river?
4000 miles
The priest were liaisons to the gods. This meant what?
They would talk to the gods for the people, usually after being paid in crops
The Sumerians built City walls from Mud due to them lacking these?
Natural Barriers