The major rivers of Mesopotamia
City-States
This group of people were known for their intense brutality and subjugation of peoples
Who were the Assyrians
This predictable "god" was the foundation of Egyptian life
What is the Nile
What is the Old Kingdom of Egypt known for?
the Great Pyramids, pharaohs, etc.
Upon death, what god were Egyptians "forced" to see?
Who was Osiris
a "thing" that was found which helped anthropologists to be able to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics
The Rosetta Stone
According to the Epic of Gilgamesh, what was the Sumerian view of the afterlife? Also, true or false, Gilgamesh was the first ever recorded "book."
dark, grim, and dusty place where people ate dust and drank mud; no way out / TRUE.
Wen-Amun's travel outside of Egypt was important because it demonstrated the importance of an ________ system of credit.
International
This "outsider" group was the first to conquer Egypt
Who were the Nubians
This group was able to conquer Egypt from Anatolia, because of their use of iron/weaponry.
Who were the Hittites
Sumerian writing is called __________________, and helped with structural issues like taxes, legal systems, etc. and was usually written on __________________.
cuneiform; clay tablets
In the bureaucracy of Ancient Egypt the ________________ usually supervised government matters.
vizier
Explain the journey to the afterlife according to ancient Egyptian beliefs.
Egyptian Confession, then weighing of the heart- honest people had chance to go to afterlife; dishonest people's souls were eaten by a monster, Amon-Ra would journey to the tombs of dead individuals and escort their souls to the afterlife. Their bodies needed to be preserved in order to make the journey.
Who were the Neo-Babylonians
"He" was the most important god to the Egyptians. Giver of life and creator of God.
Who is Ra
A long narrative writing often describing the life of a hero, Gilgamesh is a early example
What is an Epic
He consolidated Egypt under his rule (and was the first ruler to do so)
This laid out the procedures for the Afterlife in Egypt
the Book of the Dead
This group was the first of the Abrahamic religions and began the shift to monothesism
Who were the Hebrews