Writing and Laws
This wedge-shaped writing system was developed by the Sumerians and used a stylus pressed into clay tablets.
What is Cuneiform?
This was the earliest of the three major periods of ancient Egypt, known for building the Great Pyramids.
What is the Old Kingdom
This is the belief in many gods, practiced by most ancient Near Eastern civilizations.
What is Polytheism
The Phoenicians were famous for producing this expensive purple dye from sea snails
What is Phoenician Purple
This king of Israel was known as a great warrior and united the twelve tribes into one kingdom.
Who is David?
This ancient Babylonian king created one of the first written law codes around 1750 BCE.
Who is Hammurabi?
This kingdom came between the Old and New Kingdoms and saw Egypt reunited after a period of chaos.
What is The Middle Kingdom
This is the belief in one God, uniquely practiced by the ancient Hebrews.
What is Monotheism
The Hittites gained military superiority by being among the first to use weapons made from this metal.
What is Iron?
David's son, this king, built the first Temple in Jerusalem and was renowned for his wisdom.
Who is Solomon?
The Code of Hammurabi, often summarized as 'an eye for an eye' shows this theme of Civilization
During this final great period, Egypt reached its height of power and expanded its empire significantly.
What is the New Kingdom?
God made this promise with Abraham, establishing a special relationship with the Hebrew people.
Along with iron weapons, the Hittites used these two-wheeled vehicles to dominate ancient battlefields.
What are War-Chariots
The Hebrews were taken into exile in Babylon during this period, which lasted from 586-538 BCE.
What is the Babylonian Captivity (or Babylonian Exile)?
These two improvements in ancient societies resulted from the development of writing systems like cuneiform.
What are record-keeping and communication?
This river was absolutely crucial to Egyptian civilization, providing water, transportation, and fertile soil.
What is the Nile River?
This Hebrew leader received the Ten Commandments and led the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery.
Who is Moses?
The Phoenician innovations in this luxury dye and their alphabet both helped expand this economic activity.
What is Trade
This Persian king reorganized his empire into provinces and created an efficient administrative system.
Who is Darius the Great?
The Phoenicians developed this innovation that became the basis for most western modern languages, making writing more accessible.
What is the Alphabet?
The Nile's annual flooding deposited this nutrient-rich material that made Egyptian agriculture so productive.
What is silt?
This theological concept refers to God's sovereign guidance and care over His creation and human history.
What is God's Providence.
Innovation created by Mesopotamian societies we use for measuring time and making calculations.
What is Mathmematics?
These were the provinces that Darius the Great divided the Persian Empire into for easier administration.
What are satrapies?