Ancient Mesopotamia
a line of rulers from the same family.
what is a dynasty?
Something that transfers water from the river to crops
What is a shadoof?
Leader of the Olympians and god of the sky and lightning. His symbol is the lighting bolt.
who was zeus?
A Military leader
What is a warlord?
to establish or create
What does a founded mean?
a government in which the same person is both the political leader and the religious leader
what is theocracy?
A fan-shaped area of land covered in water
What is a Delta?
God of the ocean, earthquakes, and horses. His symbol is the trident.
who was Poseidon?
A wall to keep out invaders
What is the great wall of china?
to involve
what does include mean?
A ruler of ancient Egypt
what is a Pharoah?
a waterfall or water moving downhill
What is a cataract
Greek god of archery, music, light, and prophecy. His symbols include the sun, the bow and arrow, and the lyre.
who was apollo?
A religion made by confusis.
What was Confusinasm?
to happen
what does occur mean?
government official
what is a bureaucrat?
a reed plant that grew along the Nile river
What is papyrus?
Greek goddess of wisdom, defense, and war. Her symbols are the owl and the olive branch. She is the patron god of Athens.
who was Athena?
A religon made by dao
what was Daoism?
final or ultimate
what does eventually mean?
the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
what is embalming?
a writing system made up of shapes and symbols.
what are hieroglyphics?
God of the Underworld. He was a god of the Olympians
who was hades?
A philosophy relating to law
What was legalism?
to give ones time
what does devoted mean?