Vocabulary
What was the purpose of ziggurats?
built to honor the gods
How do we know Egyptians had a lot of medical and science knowledge?
mummification
Cuneiform
Tigris and Euphrates
What is a main reason Ancient Israel was different from Mesopotamia and Egypt?
Why were pyramids built?
to bury Pharaoh's and their riches
What was Akhenaten known for doing?
making the religion monotheistic
Too expensive for most people
What river is important to Egypt?
Nile
Why was Moses important to the Israelites?
He led them out of Egypt and he gave them the 10 commandments
How did the calendar help ancient Egypt?
tracked the flooding of the Nile
Under which pharaoh was the military important?
Ramses the Great
who created the first alphabet?
Phoenicians
Why did the Phoenicians develop settlements along the Mediterranean Sea?
To help spread goods to other places
Who built the first temple for Israel?
King Solomon
Where do civilizations usually develop? WHY?
Near rivers to help with farming and trade
Hapshetsut
How did the wheel help Mesopotamia?
It helped develop agriculture because they can plow and harvest easier
One way Mesopotamia and Egypt are similar
both are mostly polytheistic
He let them return to their homeland
What Egyptian achievement showed they valued the afterlife?
pyramids
Ancient Egyptians were cultured and civilized. What evidence do we have of this?
art, pyramids, mummification, hieroglyphs,
How did Hammurabi's code encourage order in Mesopotamia?
1) established law and order with strict laws
2) strict consequences meant people were unlikely to break the law
What was Akhenaten's first name (what was his name before he changed it)
Amenhotep IV
two codes of rules/laws that kept societies in order
10 commandments
Hammurabi's code