Leaders and Gods
He created a code
Hammurabi
This is a geographical feature that most Ancient Civilizations built along
What are rivers
The lowest level of Sumerian society
Who are slaves
These massive structures were used to bury Pharaohs
What are Pyramids
This is a city that has control of the immediate area around it.
What is a city state
He united lower and upper Egypt
Who was Narmer
What is an example of a public work in Ancient Egypt
What are pyramids
This idea was the basis for all of the code of Hammurabi
What is an eye for an eye
The area along the southern part of the Nile River
What is Upper Egypt
Dynasty
When power is passed down from one member of the family to another
This was Egyptian God of the Sun
Who was Amon Re
What is the ancient form of Sumerian writing
What is Cuniform
What is a theocracy
What is an artisan
Who is a skilled worker that makes goods by hand
Who was the Egyptian God of the Nile and the Underworld
Osiris
What is the name for a temple in Ancient Sumeria
What is a Ziggaraut
The process of spreading ideas and goods from one culture to another
What is Cultural diffusion
This was a problem the Nile River presented on a regular basis
What is flooding
This is how the Ancient Egyptians wrote
What is hieroglyphics
He ruled for just a few years and was very young when he died.
Who was King Tut
Besides water what advantage did the Nile provide Ancient Egyptians
What is trade
What was one important thing about Hammurabi writing down his laws
1, It showed what was important to the Babylonians or 2, It was the first written set of laws in history
This was used to translate hieroglyphics and was found thousands of years after the Ancient Egyptian empire had fallen.
What is the Rosetta Stone
The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What is the Fertile Crescent