Geography
This country is the founding country of the Egyptian Empire.
EGYPT!!!!
This word is defined by a religious journey to an important spiritual place.
Pilgrimage
This is the big change that humans made after they stopped hunting and gathering.
They switched to farming.
This round and very early invention helped early humans move things around.
"Don't reinvent the ______________!"
The Wheel
This religion is split into Sunnis and Shias.
Islam
This country was the birthplace of Islam, and the topic of the video we watched this unit.
Saudi Arabia
This word means "holy war" and is often associated between Christianity and Islam.
Crusade
This civilization grew in the fertile crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Mesopotamia
This invention was key for civilization to take records of what has happened. Those that would use this invention would be referred to as "scribes."
Writing
This is what Jesus claimed to be before he was crucified.
The Son of God.
This area/region is known for its really good soil and is in modern day Iraq.
The Fertile Crescent
This word means that a certain faith only believes in one god above all else.
Monotheism
This civilization was founded by Cyrus the Great and tried to invade Greece twice (failing both times).
This is the practice of planning and coordinating a civilization.
City Building/Planning
This religion is the oldest one we covered in this unit.
Judaism
This holy city is claimed by three different religions.
Jerusalem
This is a word for a type of government that is ruled by religious leaders.
Theocracy
This historical figure spent more than half of his short life conquering and at war all across the Middle East.
Alexander the Great
This invention of the Mesopotamians (specifically Hammurabi) was very harsh and punishing.
Laws
This religious book is a foundational text of Islam.
This sea is located between Africa and Saudi Arabia, and is known for allegedly getting split by Moses in the Bible.
The Red Sea.
This sect of Islam believes only the descendants of Muhammad should be religious leaders.
Shia
These two rulers of the Persian Empire tried to invade Greece and failed.
Darius I and Xerxes
This invention was created due to Egyptian Bread being very tough and hard on the teeth of those who ate it.
Toothbrush and Toothpaste
This religion was spread majorly throughout the Roman empire.
Christianity