Definitions
The worship of many gods is called
polytheism
What is the land "between the rivers" Tigris and Euphrates called?
Mesopotamia
What does the word Genesis mean?
beginnings
Which direction came to symbolize moving away from God?
east
Who united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Menes
What natural barriers protected Egypt from invaders?
deserts and the Mediterranean Sea
The first beginning in Genesis was Creation. The second occurred after what event?
after the flood
Which is in the north, Upper Egypt or Lower Egypt?
Lower Egypt
What was the symbol Menes wore to show his authority?
the double crown
What is a building structure which,viewed from a distance, would resemble a staircase?
a ziggurat
What is the longest river in the world called?
Nile River
Who wrote the book of Genesis?
Moses
The Mediterranean Sea is a natural border to the ____ of Egypt.
north
Name the two titles the Pharaoh held.
Lord of Two Lands and High Priest of Every Temple
What does archaelogy mean?
the study of ancient (old) things
Name two Sumerian innovations.
writing (cuneiform), literature, wheel, time scale, bronze, irrigation, architecture
What chapter in Genesis describes the building of the tower of Babel?
Chapter 11
The Tigris River is to the _____ (north, south, east, or west) of Egypt.
east
What are the three time periods ancient Egyptian history is divided into called?
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom
What does ex nihilo mean?
Latin for "out of nothing"
What do we call the quarter-moon shaped region that extends from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf?
the Fertile Crescent
What command that God had given in both Genesis 1:28 and Genesis 9:1 were the tower builders disobeying?
be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth
In what direction does the Nile River flow?
south TO north
How are Sumer and Egypt alike?
they both developed by a body of water and both developed a form of writing