Early Civilizations #1
What is the Sumerian writing language?
Cuneiform
Who ruled Babylon?
Hammurabi
Who made up the largest group in Egyptian society?
Unskilled workers
What shape does a diagram of Egypt's social classes look like?
pyramid
Why is Tutankhamen so famous today?
His tomb was found intact with its ancient treasure
What are the two major rivers of Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What is the latest part of the Stone Age?
Neolithic
Where was Kush located?
In present-day Sudan
How were the economies of Mesopotamia and Egypt similar?
Both focused on farming and trade
Why did pharaohs hold so much power?
Egyptians believed the pharaoh was the son of the god Re
What are two well-known Neolithic communities?
Jericho and Catal Huyuk
Who captured Babylon in 539 B.C.?
the Persians
What was the main reason for the decline and fall of the Egyptian empire?
The Egyptians were attacked by people with stronger weapons
Which groups conquered Egypt?
Libyans, Kush, Assyrians
What was unusual about the reign of Hatshepsut?
She was the first woman to rule Egypt in her own right
Who had a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
Hammurabi
What made the Assyrian Army so powerful?
Use of iron weapons
Which Egyptian pharaoh began the New Kingdom?
Ahmose
The ___________ was studied by Ancient Egyptians to learn how to obtain life after death.
Book of the Dead
What is the Torah?
collection of laws from God
How did domesticating animals help the Neolithic people?
Allowed them to stay in one place
How did Mesopotamia control the flow of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Building dams, walls, and irrigation channels
Which pharaoh avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt's economy?
Hatshepsut
Who tried to give Egyptians a new religion?
Amenhotep
Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt?
Ahmose