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This waterway was most important to Egyptian civilization
Nile River
Mesopotamia means this in Greek
Between the rivers
These people were the first to use coins for trade
Lydians
The fertile soil around the Nile River that was used for food production
Black land
The process of planting seeds for food and domesticating animals is this.
Neolithic Revolution
Egyptian record keeping material that did not last as long as monuments or clay
Sumerians used this for record keeping
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics were carved into tablets and monuments, they were this type of alphabet
Pictographic
The land that protected Egypt from invading armies and supplied precious minerals
Red land
The pharaoh's tomb that contained large amounts of precious objects, even though only a minor pharaoh.
King Tutankhamun
King Darius divided his empire in many different districts called this
Satrapies
Babylonian King's laws he used to govern his people
Hammurabi's Code
This was the most important idea that the Phoenicians spread
Phonetic alphabet
Grain, Linen, Papyrus
Discovered in 1799, what device was found to be able to decode hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
The people led by Nebuchadnezzar, who wanted to revive traditions of Early Babylonia
Chaldeans
Story that closely resembles that of Noah in Hebrew scripture
Epic of Gilgamesh
The pharaoh who embraced monotheism in Egypt
Akhenaton
The dry climate of Egypt makes it an excellent place to do this
Preserving old artifacts
The process that preserved the body and organs for the afterlife was known as this
Mummification
Finish the Sentence: Sumo babies...
Are Cuddly People
These warlike people conquered Babylonia in 1200 BC
Assyrians
Due to the proximaty of the Mediterranean Sea, the Phoenicians were primarily known as being this.
Sea Traders
Nomadic people who could not grow crops or domesticate animals
Paleolithic Era
Guideline for how to navigate the afterlife and be accepted to paradise
Book of the Dead