Identifications
Vocabulary
Identifications II
Questions on Notes
100
Nobles, commoners, slaves
What are the three levels of Mesopotamian society?
100
the belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100
Egypt overthrew the Hyksos, The Pharaohs adopted a more aggressive from of ruling, Egypt was the most powerful country in the world at this time.
What is New Kingdom?
100
soil rich from silt deposits, unpredictable floods, eastern end of the fertile crescent
What is the impact of geography on Mesopotamia?
200
282 laws for strict justice, Punishments vary by social class, Many categories: criminal, consumer, protection, social
What is Hammurabi's Code?
200
Political Economic Religious Social Intellectual Artistic Near
What is P.E.R.S.I.A.N?
200
reigned from 1279- 1213 B.C, had over 100 children
What is Ramses II?
200
city-state protection was provided by walls with defense towers
What is the urban system of the city-states of ancient Mesopotamia?
300
Eastern end of Fertile Crescent, Soil rich from silt deposits, Floods from rivers in late spring, Irrigation=food surplus
What is the Impact of Geography on Mesopotamia?
300
a dominant political area
What is a City-state?
300
The first woman to become a Pharoah, disguised herself as a man to cement authority, built the most monuments to the gods
What is Hatshepsut?
300
Polytheism, theocracy, each city had a chief deity, ziggurat-religious and political
What is the belief system of Mesopotamia?
400
Ancient story written in cuneiform about a man named, Gilgamesh who is 2/3 god and his friend Enkidu.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
400
a form of government in which a god is the state's supreme ruler
What is theocracy?
400
Converted the Egyptians to monotheism, unpopular ruler, caused major social and political problems
What is Akhenaton?
400
Farming was key but there was also a lot of trade and industry, three levels of society: nobles, commoners, slaves 90% of people farmed
What is the economic and social systems of Mesopotamia?
500
An arc of land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. Rich soil, abundant crops = early civilization
What is the Fertile Crescent?
500
process of slowly drying a dead body to prevent it from rotting
What is mummification?
500
Jackal headed man, patron of embalming, poison, and medicine.
What is Anubis?
500
formed in northern Egypt, and empties into the Mediterranean Sea
What is the Nile Delta?
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