Chapter 3, Section 1
Mesopotamia is between the Euphrates and the ________ rivers.
What is the Tigris
The things, both cultural and technological, left to us from the past.
What is legacy?
The area where a river fans out into various branches as it flows into a body of water.
What is a delta?
Massive monumental tombs to house dead bodies.
What are pyramids?
This person leads the funeral procession during the mummification process.
Who is the Priest.
The belief in one god is called ________.
What is Polytheism.
Governors within the Persian Empire are called ______.
What are satraps?
A series of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
The most important god within Egyptian society.
Who is Re?
The fine soil that gets deposited during floods is called ________.
What is silt?
The leader of the Akkadians
Who is Sargon the Great?
Their name translates to "Purple Dye People"
Who are the Phoenicians?
The Great Pyramids were dedicated to this King.
Who is King Khufu?
The special salt that was used during the mummification process.
What is Natron?
Another word for a protection tax.
What is a tribute?
The most famous of the Chaldean Kings.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar II?
The King who united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Who is Menes?
Social classes having a different ranking in society.
What is hierarchy?
These shapes were considered sacred in Ancient Egypt.
What are squares and triangles?
The location of Mesopotamia's first civilization.
What is Sumer?
The sixth King of Babylon, whose laws are famous world-wide.
Who is Hammurabi?
Egypt was unified in this city.
This tool made irrigation easier for the Ancient Egyptians.
What is the shaduf?
This organ was thought to be the gateway to the soul.
What is the heart?