Fertile Crescent Geography
What 3 rivers are in the fertile crescent?
What is the worship of many gods is known as?
Polytheism
What is one invention of Mesopotamia that impacted the world?
The wheel, calendar & time, or sail
What is 1 god/goddess we learned about in Ancient Egypt?
Ra, Osiris, Isis, Anubis, Bastet, Horus, Seth, Geb, Nut, Shu, ect
Caravan
What sea is to the north of Egypt but west of Mesopotamia?
Mediterranean Sea
Mesopotamians worship their gods in what building?
Ziggurat
What class of people are not treated as humans, but like property?
Slaves
What was the Egyptian writing system called?
Hieroglyphics
What class of people know how to read and write?
Scribes
What Sea connects Egypt to the Indian Ocean trade routes?
Red Sea
King Hammurabi is from what Empire?
Babylonian
Why is Hammurabi's Code significant?
First law code.
What plant is used to create linen?
Flax
What is 1 thing merchants will import & export from Egypt?
Import = ivory, ebony, silver, iron, horses, copper, cattle, leopard skins, and spices, elephant tusks, panthers
Export = grain & dates, papyrus, flax (linen), stone, fish, oxen, and salt
Why is this area called the fertile crescent?
It is where agriculture develops.
The 3 rivers flood regularly, providing fertile silt and allowing crops to grow.
What was the first empire in Mesopotamia?
Sumer (Sumerian Empire)
What is an economy built on trading "things for things" is called?
Barter system
What organs are preserved / kept during mummification?
Stomach, Lungs, Liver, and Intestines = Canopic Jars
Heart = In the mummy
What trade route connected Egypt to Western Africa?
Trans-Saharan trade routes
Which body of water connects Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean?
Persian Gulf
What city was the first to have human civilization?
Ur
What is the Mesopotamian writing system called?
Cuneiform
Which pharaoh is famous for creating the 1st Peace treaty at the Battle of Kadesh?
Ramses the Great
What is the position right below the pharaoh in Ancient Egypt?
Vizier (Grand Vizier)