Early Humans
Why were early humans nomadic?
Following food sources.
Meaning of Mesopotamia is...
Between the two rivers.
What were the leaders of Egypt known as?
Pharaohs.
Which way does the Nile River flow?
North.
Who is the Father of Judaism?
Abraham.
Where did man originate?
Africa.
What type of government has religious leaders?
Theocracy.
What is polytheism?
Belief in more than one god.
What is the region around the Tigris and Euphrates River known as?
The Fertile Crescent.
The first five books of the Bible make up what sacred text?
The Torah
What is the difference between an artifact and a fossil?
First major civilization in Mesopotamia was...
Sumer
What is the Old Kingdom known for?
Pyramids. "Pyramid Age"
What sea does the Nile River empty into?
Mediterranean Sea
Along with the Torah, what did Moses receive from God?
The Ten Commandments
How are artifacts and fossils dated?
Carbon dating.
What were the pyramid-like temples at the centers of Sumerian civilization called?
Ziggurats
Egyptian form of writing was called...
Hieroglyphics.
The flooding along the Nile River was...
predictable.
This religion was different from other early religions because it was monotheistic.
Judaism
What were the first humanlike creatures to walk upright?
Australopithecus.
Form of writing developed in Mesopotamia by the Sumerians.
Cuneiform
Name of the female pharaoh that encouraged trade during the New Kingdom.
Hatshepsut
What does it mean that Egypt was protected by deserts to the East and West?
Less chance of invasion by enemies.
What was the event of Moses freeing the Hebrew slaves from Egypt known as?
The Exodus