Vocab
having unlimited power
omnipotent
Assyrian or Babylonian form of writing
cuneiform
How gods did the ancient Egyptians worship?
Over 2,000
bold or daring feat
exploit
son of Isaac; father of 12 sons
Jacob
What did the ancient Egyptians use to knead bread dough?
Their feet
someone who studies human history through artifacts and other physical remains
archaeologist
sun god of Egypt
Ra (Amon Ra)
Who was Egypt's last Pharaoh?
Cleopatra
to supply water to land for vegetation
irrigate
capital of Egypt; oldest city in the world
Memphis
Hathor
goddess of fertility (depicted as a woman with the head of a cow)
an act of asking for information
inquiry
homeland of the Hebrews
Palestine
Osiris
God of the underworld
a formal agreement between two countries
treaty
forerunner of prophets; opposed King Ahab
Elijah
"Give us knowledge, sagacity, quickness of tongue, holiness of soul; a good memory...."
Prayer from Zend-Avesta
What was Assyria's military expertise?
Siege warfare
lying stretched out on the ground with ones face downward
prostrate
king of Israel, married Jezebel
Ahab
"Where there is no vision, the people perish"
Hebrew wise man
What were the Phoenicians most known for trading?
Purple Dye
founder or oldest member of a group
patriarch
king of early Babylonians
Hammurabi
"He who would excel in the school of the scribes must rise like the dawn"
Babylonian Copybook
Ancient Egyptians often referred to there homeland as Kemet, what does Kemet mean?
black land
Bonus if you can tell me why
to publicly declare wrong or evil
denounce
mountain where Moses received the 10 Commandments
Mt. Sinai
"A silver bowl well wrought, by Sidon's artists cunningly adorned, borne by the Phoenicians o'er the dark blue sea"
Homer
Isis
goddess of healing and magic
a writing implement with sharp end to scratch writing and blunt end for obliterating it
stylus
chief god of the Phoenicians; also called Moloch
Baal
"Egypt was the gift of the Nile"
Ancient Greek historian
Amon-Ra
the sun god
impossible to overcome
insuperable
rock consisting of Persian and Babylonian inscriptions
Behistun Rock
"There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife; and there I buried Leah"
Jacob's charge to his sons concerning his burial
Seth
god of chaos, violence, and storms
ring or stone that has magical powers to bring us good luck
talisman
famous teacher of Persian religion
Zoroaster
"The gods whose sanctuaries from old had lain in ruins I brought back again to their dwelling- places and caused them to reside there forever"
Inscription of Cyrus
Khonsu
god of the moon
payment made from one nation or ruler to another as a sign of dependence
tribute
chief god of Babylon; creator god of the world
Marduk
"Jehovah hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth He require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"
Micah 6:8
Thoth
god of writing and wisdom
to win the favor of a god by doing something that pleases them
propitiate
chief city of the later Hittite empire
Carchemish
"The earth should be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea."
Isaiah
What was the name of Assyria's capital and main God? (same name)
Ashur
object dedicated to a religious purpose
sacred
pharaoh of Egypt; declared all gods besides Aton false
Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton)
"Sit not down when another is standing up, if he be older than thou, even if thy rank in life be higher than his"
Maxims of Ani
Horus
Sky god