Geography
The oldest city in the world; first city-state in Sumer
What is Uruk?
This is the belief in more than one god
What is polytheism?
"Land between Rivers"; one of the oldest civilizations in history
What is Mesopotamia?
This man created a system of laws based on justice to maintain order
Who is Hammurabi?
To shrink or fall completely
What is collapse?
Sumerian cities were called this
What are city-states?
Egyptian believed this about their gods, Mesopotamians did not
What is the belief that their gods loved and blessed them?
Hammurabi's code is based off of this principle
What is justice?
This was the highest ranking person in Egyptian society
Who were rulers?
A person hired to write and keep records
What is a scribe?
This is the longest river in the world
What is the Nile River?
This is where the soul ends up if it survives the journey through the afterlife
What is the Field of Reeds?
Society ruled by a male
What is a patriarchy?
He started the first Egyptian society
Who is Narmer?
A consecutive series of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty?
Temples built to honor the gods and goddesses
What are ziggurats?
This influenced Mesopotamian religion
What is Geography?
The height of Egyptian civilization, cultural growth, and territorial expansion
What is the New Kingdom?
This Egyptian god ruled Egypt in the past and was killed by his brother in mythology
Who is Osiris?
Decorated coffins specifically made for royalty; usually decorated with precious gems and metals
What is a sarcophagus?
The most famous tombs from ancient Egypt
What are the Pyramids of Giza?
The 2 primary gods of Mesopotamian religion
Who are An/Anu, Inanna/Isthar, Utu/Shamash, Enlil, Enki/Ea, Nanna, or Nihursag?
One of the rules from Hammurabi's code; this rule pertains to many of his more specific laws
What is "an eye for an eye"?
He united the northern and southern city-states to form one large kingdom
Who was Sargon the Great?
The time period when Egypt was split into the northern and southern city-states
What is the Old Kingdom?