Early civilizations in the fertile crescent
important people and inventions
ancient egypt
wild card
vocab
100
what were the two products phoenicians traded
1) Dye 2) Lumber
100
ra
god of the sun
100
what is the definition of a theocracy
A goverment run by a religious leader
100
assyrians
one of the civilizations to live in the fertile cresent they were known for being great shipbuilders sailors and traders
100
Sumerians
the first nomads to live in the fertile cresent
200
what were Isrealites also known as?
The hebrews
200
what were the ten commandments
laws that governed the lives of all isrealites
200
what did bureaucrats do in ancient egypt
supervised construction collected taxes for the pharaoh
200
isrealites
one of the civilizations to live in the fertile cresent this is the first civilization to believe in one god
200
polytheistic
belief in many gods
300
when did the isrealites civilization developed?
the isrealites civilization developed in 2000 b.c.
300
thoth
god of learning
300
what is the definition of a bureaucrates?
someone who works for the goverment
300
embalming
the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
300
monotheistic
belief in one god
400
what where the ten commandments
laws that govered the lives of all isrealites
400
hapi
god of the water
400
how long did the period of time known as the old kingdom last till
began around 2600 B.C. ended around 2200 B.C. lasted about 400 years
400
bureaucrat
someone who works for the goverment
400
unify
to unite and bring together
500
what is the isrealites religion called
judaism
500
what was a battering ram
battering ram were heavy logs that were carried by many men and was used to smash down city walls
500
what dose distribute mean
to divide something (land or money) and give it to different people
500
theocracy
a goverment that is run by religious leader
500
pharaoh
egyptian king
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