mesopotamia
first civilization to claim mesopotamia ?
akkadians .
who was the first female pharaoh ?
hatshepsut .
true or false : did trade begin in the ancient river valley ?
TRUE !
what is exile ?
jews enslaved in Babylon .
what was the purpose of ziggurats ?
they believe it connected heaven to earth ( religious beliefs ) .
what is the book of the dead ?
the guide of souls through the afterlife .
what was the type of government ?
monarchy .
what is a dynasty ?
a line of heredity rulers .
true or false : mesopotamia was apart of the egyptian empire ?
FALSE !
who is the most powerful men ?
the pharaoh .
what is one of their written languages ?
pictograms .
what is a pharaoh ?
a god king .
which civilization created the first coin ?
lydians .
what is the name of Amenhotep IV queen ?
Queen Nefertiti .
true or false : did they invent advanced technology ?
TRUE !
what is cuneiform ?
wedge-shaped characters used in ancient writing systems of mesopotamia .
how many civilizations have claimed mesopotamia ?
9
which kingdom is the pyramid age ?
the old kingdom .
what was the name of the world's first epic ?
the epic of gilgamesh .
the highest class in certain societies .