Empires
This is how empires are usually created
Conquering others
Sumerians
Mesopotamia was in this modern world region
The Middle East / Southwest Asia
A scribe is a person who does this for a living.
Writes / records information
Egyptians mostly worshipped many gods, meaning they were this.
Polytheistic
These Mesopotamian people created the first known empire.
The Akkadians
This political advancement of the Babylonians was important because it meant that everyone knew what was going on and it could not change.
Hammurabi's Code, first known written law
Although some consider part of the Middle East, most of Egypt is in this modern world region.
North Africa
Meaning "wedge shaped," this is the first known writing system of Mesopotamia.
Cuneiform
He was the first person to create an Egyptian empire by uniting Upper and Lower Egypt.
Menes
These are the two problems of empires
They get too big and are always at war (and everybody hates them)
This Mesopotamian empire introduced iron to the region while keeping tight control of its trade.
The Hittites
These are the two rivers that made Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates
Mesopotamian pyramid-like structures dedicated to a particular god.
Ziggurats
The times after the Egyptian Empire collapsed are typically called this.
Intermediate Periods
This is how the Assyrians tried to keep their empire around longer and larger than other before.
Rule by fear
This Mesopotamian group was the first to use chariots and cavalry while also being the first to provide libraries to their empire.
The Assyrians
The Nile benefitted Egypt more than the rivers of Mesopotamia because of the "miracle of the Nile", meaning this.
It floods at the perfect time for agriculture.
Maintaining single control over a resource or service.
Monopoly
This Egyptian "kingdom" built the pyramids.
The Old Kingdom
As illustrated by the Egyptians unification of the Nile, this is one way that empires are beneficial to everyone in them.
Un-impeded resource distribution
This group of Mesopotamians did not have an empire but lived in city-states that each worshipped its own god.
The Sumerians
This time period throughout the Mediterranean saw invasions of unknown people that ended many Mediterranean empires.
The Bronze Age Collapse
Hierarchy in government for increased efficiency
Bureaucracy
This empire ended up in control of Egypt under Cleopatra's rule after the New Kingdom.
Rome