Mesopotamia
How did silt lead to advancements in agriculture in Ancient Mesopotamia?
It made growing seasonal crops easier.
What was a significant long-term effect of Queen Hatshepsut’s reign?
She increased the wealth of Ancient Egypt by executing successful economic policies.
What are the first five books of the Hebrew bible called?
Torah
What do you call the large, terraced structure built in ancient Mesopotamia as a temple to worship gods?
Ziggurat
the Akkadian leader who established the world's first empire
Sargon
Which item was invented by the Ancient Mesopotamians to improve agricultural production?
the wheel
Which description explains the religious role of the pharaoh in Ancient Egypt?
a god on earth who maintained a link between the people and their other gods
What are the three religions that Abraham is the patriarch or father of?
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
What is a term used as an alternative to Anno Domini (AD)
term Common Era (CE)
Successful female pharaoh who increased trade and ruled for 20 years
Hatshepsut
Name the two Rivers in ancient Mesopotamia.
The Tigris and the Euphrates
The Nile Delta flows into which body of water?
The Mediterranean Sea
Who was the religious leader who led the Israelite migration back to Canaan from Egypt?
Moses
What do you call the writing system that originated in Mesopotamia?
cuneiform
Babylonian king responsible for a famous law code
Hammurabi
This is an excerpt from the Code of Hammurabi:
If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.
What was one of the basic principles of justice within the Code of Hammurabi as reflected in the excerpt?
The punishment should fit the crime.
How did practices such as oxen-pulled plowing and basin irrigation affect the everyday lives of Ancient Egyptians?
Food surpluses allowed for greater job specialization.
Location along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea that was the original home of the Israelites?
Canaan
What do you call the writing system used in ancient Egypt to record the Egyptian language?
hieroglyphics
The patriarch or father of the Jews
Abraham
What was a social impact of the introduction of labor specialization during the Agricultural Revolution?
The development of social classes
How was the practice of mummification related to Ancient Egyptian beliefs?
Bodies needed to be preserved so that their souls could be reunited with their bodies in the afterlife.
What do we call the Israelite migration from Egypt to Canaan?
Exodus
What do we call the material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface?
papyrus
Who was the king who established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel?
David