chapter 3 vocab
a Greek word meaning "old stone"
Paleolithic
Name at least 3 animals that were hunted during the Paleolithic Age
buffalo, bison, wild goats, reindeer
The belief in more than one god
Polytheism
who took power over Mesopotamia after defeating the Assyrians
Chaldean Empire
ruler of Ancient Egypt
Pharaoh
"new stone"
this event happened about 100,000 years ago
The last ice age
What is a Astronomer
a person who studies planets and stars
Kemet
the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
Embalming
a government whose ruler, a king or queen, inherits the position from a parent
monarchy
the first ruler of Mesopotamia
Sargon
what is a city-state
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
King Nebuchadnezzar
Made Babylon the richest city in the world
theocracy
government by religious leaders
to adapt ab animal to living with humans for the advantage of humans
Domesticate
Present-day countries that were a part of the Assyrian Empire
Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq
a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper.
Scribe
the second highest social class in Ancient Egypt
Priests and nobles
the combination of pictures and sound symbols created a complex writing system
Hieroglyphics
Specialization
the act of training for a particular job
What year did civilization begin in Mesopotamia
3000 B.C.
a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
Caravan
Who change his name to Akhenaton meaning "Spirit of Aton"
Amenhotep IV
a government official
Bureaucrat