Egypt
Pharaohs
Gilgamesh
Mesopotamia
Vocab Meanings
100
What did the Egyptians rely on for water?
The Nile River
100
Who unified Egypt?
Narmer
100
Gilgamesh was what?
3/4 God 1/4 Human
100
What was the name of the two rivers the Mesopotamians use?
The Tigris and Euphrates
100
What does shadoof mean?
A bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basin
200
Why were they not afraid that of the floods?
The floods are predictable and are not destructive
200
Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt?
Ahmose
200
Who did Enkidu and Gilgamesh kill in the forest?
Humbaba
200
What did they use to water their crops?
Irrigation
200
What does delta mean?
A fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea
300
What was their writing system called?
Hieroglyphics
300
Who came into power in 1473 B.C.
Hashepsut
300
Of which city was Gilgamesh King?
Uruk
300
What was their writing system called?
Cuneiform
300
What does cataract mean?
a waterfall or rapids in a river
400
What tool did they use to water their crops?
A shadoof
400
Who became pharaoh after Hatshepsut?
Thutmose the 3rd
400
What was the woman that tamed Enkidu?
Shamhat
400
The code demanded what became known as?
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
400
What does dynasty mean?
a line of rulers from one family
500
When was Egypt unified?
About 3100 B.C.
500
Who became the pharaoh after Akhenaton?
Tutankhamen
500
Who was in love with Gilgamesh?
Ishtar
500
The Mesopotamia floods deposited silt which made the soil?
fertile
500
What does theocracy mean?
government by religious leaders
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