Terms
The rule by one city or people over other cities or peoples
Empire
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
What was the Sumerians’ greatest accomplishment?
writing
Which pharaoh ws the first pharaoh of all Egypt?
Menes
Because man was created in the image of God, what was man able to do that no other creature could?
Fellowship with God
The way of life of a group of people
Culture
The name of the area that means “land between the rivers”
Mesopotamia
What was the greatest turning point in history?
The birth of Chrisst
Under which pharaoh did th Egyptian Empire reach its greatest extent?
Thutmose III
The most important part of a culture is how its people relate to ______.
God
A large group of people who think of themselves as one and act in history as a unit
Nation
What was the center of the ancient world and the land that God promised to Israel?
Canaan
Which group of people in history was known to have first used the wheel?
Sumerians
What was the process called by which the Egyptians preserved bodies?
Mummification
Who was chosen by God to be the father of the nation of Israel?
Abraham
An organized group of people appointed by a ruler to help him govern
Bureaucracy
After the flood where did Noah and his family settle?
Shinar
The Old, Middle and New Kingdoms are the three divisions of what ancient civilization’s history?
Egypt
From whom did the Egyptians descend?
Mizraim
Who led in the building of the Tower of Babel?
Nimrod
A group of people living in its own land with its own government
Nation-state
What river’s name means “makes fruitful”?
Euphrates
What ruler united all of Mesopotamia under his rule?
Hammurabi
Which pharaoh was a female pharaoh of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
Who are the three patriarchs of Israel?
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob