Egypt
Fertile Crecent
Hittites/Phoenicia
Assyrian/Persian
Israel
100
fertile Egyptian land
What is Black Land
100
creators of the first Mesopotamian civilization
Who are the Sumerians
100
used 22 signs to represent the sounds of their speech
What is Phoenicia
100
used terror as an instrument of warfare
What is Assyria
100
the religion of the Israelites
What is Judaism
200
The history of Egypt begins around 3100 B.C., when( )united Upper and Lower Egypt
Who is Menes
200
a government by divine authority
What is theocracy
200
the first Indo-Europeans to make use of iron
What is Hittites
200
ruled by Cyrus the Great
What is Persia
200
builder of an important temple in Jerusalem
Who is King Solomon
300
a simplified version of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing, was usedf or business transactions, record keeping, and the general needs of daily life.
What is Hieratic Script
300
a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, that controls many peoples or territories
What is Empire
300
This was the basis of the Phoenician economy
What is trading
300
This contributed to the efficient system of communication that was crucial to sustaining the Persian Empire
What is the Royal Road
300
a distinct group, organized in tribes, who established a united kingdom
Who are the Israelites
400
This form of religion was observed in both Egypt and Mesopotamia
What is polytheism
400
This allowed civilization to emerge in Mesopotamia
What is an abundance of food
400
The Sea People destroyed this Empire
What is the Hittite Empire
400
This leader of the Persian Empire extended it to become the largest empire the world had yet seen?
Who is Darius
400
This religion believed there was one god called Yahweh
What is Judaism
500
This God represented the afterlife in Egyptian polytheism
Who is Osiris
500
The first empire in world history was the( ) Empire.
What is Akkadian
500
The Hittites settled in this geographic region
What is the Anatolian Penninsula
500
Cyrus the Great showed such wisdom and compassion when he conquered Babylon that
What is they accepted him as their ruler
500
Unlike other religions of the time, in the Jewish tradition, political leaders could not claim they alone knew the will of God because
What is they were written down for everyone to read
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