Rulers
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Judaism
Miscellaneous
100
Egyptian Pharaoh died at approximately 18. Famous for the nearly intact tomb recovered by archeologist in the 1920's.
Who is King Tut (Tutankhamen)?
100
River in Egypt that allowed for the civilization to flourish
What is the Nile?
100
Mesopotamia means this
What is land between two rivers?
100
Lived near Ur in Mesopotamia 2000 B.C.- Migrated to a region called Canaan Considered the father of the Israelite people
Who is Abraham?
100
The world’s oldest known story. It came from Sumer.
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?
200
First Female Egyptian Pharaoh.
Who is Hatshepsut?
200
The Largest pyramid and the last standing of the seven wonders of the world. (Located in Giza)
What is the Great Pyramid?
200
Two rivers Mesopotamia is between.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates?
200
Lead the Jewish to freedom, had the Ten Commandments
Who is Moses?
200
one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World—with their blossoming flowers, ripe fruit, gushing waterfalls. Built By Babylonian Emperor Nebuchadnezzar II Presumed to have been located on or near the east bank of the River Euphrates
What are Hanging Gardens?
300
In 1790 B.C. this King (Emperor) of Babylonian Empire brought most of Mesopotamia under his rule
Who is Hammurabi?
300
Form of Government (which the Vizier was apart of)
What is a bureaucracy?
300
First written legal code featuring an "Eye for and Eye."
What is Hammurabi's Code?
300
Most sacred text 24 books It contains the Five Books of Moses and is the source of the Ten Commandments
What is the Torah?
300
Six periods of history:1350 B.C. - 612 B.C. Crushed by neighbors Expanded in 1100 B.C. Most feared warriors Spoke Akkadian
Who are the Assyrians?
400
2300 B.C. The ruler of Akkad who invaded and conquered neighboring city-states of Sumer
Who is Sargon?
400
Egyptian history was divided into these three periods.
What is Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom?
400
Sailors and traders Known for manufacturing and trade Set up colonies (settled and ruled by people of another land) in North Africa, Sicily, and Spain Created alphabet- created a single basic sound (consonant and vowels), 22 symbols which stood for sounds (Greeks later adapted these sounds into letters)
What is Phoenicians?
400
1000 B.C.- Kingdom of Israel was Established This man took the task of turning the city of Jerusalem into a capital He also created many temples
Who is Solomon?
400
1400 B.C. - 1200 B.C. Controlled area in Asia Minor (Modern Day Turkey)
Who are the Hittites
500
United Upper and Lower Egypt
Who is Menes?
500
Each royal family was divided into these
What is a dynasty?
500
Temple of worship for the most powerful god of a city
What is Ziggurat?
500
Many Israelites left Judah and moved to different parts of the world after the Babylonian exile.
What is Diaspora?
500
Babylon fell to this Army of Cyrus the Great Formed their own Empire that Stretched from Asia Minor to India (Including present day Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Afghanistan, and Pakistan) They respected the customs of diverse groups and religions.
What is the Persian Empire?
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