Ancient Egypt
Ancient Innovations
Religion
Fertile Crescent
Terms
100
Form of writing developed by the people of the Nile River Valley
What is hieroglyphics
100
Scholars unlocked hieroglyphics because of the this important stela
What is the Rosetta Stone
100
Led the Hebrews out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments from Yahweh
Who is Moses
100
The Fertile Crescent lies between these two rivers
What are the Tigris & Euphrates
100
Baked brick temples developed by the Sumerians
What is a ziggurat
200
Literate Egyptian government workers
Who are scribes
200
Sumerian symbols carved with a stylus
What is cuneiform
200
The escape of the enslaved Hebrews from Egypt
What is Exodus
200
Powerful Babylonian king who created one of the world's first legal systems
Who is Hammurabi
200
Large markets where goods are traded
What is a bazaar
300
Egyptian leaders who had absolute power
What is a pharoah
300
The Sumerians developed this important building technique
What is the arch
300
The father of the Hebrew people is
Who is Abraham
300
F.C. people who first adopted coin money in 600 BC
Who are the Lydians
300
An independent territory that shares characteristics with neighboring areas. Sumeria, Phoenicia, and Greece were composed of these territories.
What is a city-state
400
Female pharaoh who expanded Egyptian territory and promoted trade
Who is Hatshepsut
400
Ancient Mesopotamian civilization who excelled in astronomy and created a modern calendar
Who are the Chaldeans
400
Belief system based on one God
What is ethical monotheism
400
Famous Chaldean king who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife
Who is Nebuchadnezzar
400
Goods with value for trade
What is a commodity
500
Just below the pharaoh, the head Egyptian government official. He advised the pharaoh directly on matters of state.
What is a vizier
500
One trade item the Phoenicians were famous for was
What is murex (purple dye = purple cloth)
500
Persian prophet who taught about choice between good and evil
Who is Zoroaster
500
War-like civilization who used chariots, battering rams and catapults to conquer Mesopotamia and parts of Egypt
Who are the Assyrians
500
Lydians are credited with creating the worlds first economic system
What is money economy
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