Mesopotamia
Government of Mesopotamia.
What is a monarchy?
Fastest/Largest navigated river, floods twice a year.
What is the Nile?
Wrote in Linear A and lived on the island of Crete.
Who were the Minoans?
From Ur, Mesopotamia and starts the First Covenant.
Who is Abraham?
Means city.
What is "polis?"
A cultural/administrative building.
What is a Ziggurat?
Means cosmic order, usually rituals are done to the gods.
What is Ma'at?
First people to be called "Greek," wrote in Linear B, Indo-European speaking.
Who were the Mycenaeans?
The acknowledgment of other gods but still worshiping one above the rest, how Judaism starts.
What is henotheism?
Wrote "Works and Days" and talks how it is honroable to be a farmer.
Who is Hesiod?
Empire had no capital, goes away in 2nd generation.
What is the first empire?
The first capital of Egypt and the second capital of Epypt.
What is Mephis and Thebes?
Massive fortifications made with giant stones.
What are citadels?
Lasts only 100 years, divides due to scripture differences.
What is the Kingdom of Israel?
Had to pay for armor and weapons, gets name from the shield they brought.
Who were the Hoplites?
Means "Head Man," a warrior elite class.
What is a Lugal?
This pharaoh created the first diplomatic treaty with another civilivation.
Who is Ramses and the Hitittites?
The Athenian king Theseus slays this creature, giving power to Athens.
What is the minotaur?
Listed as "mesiah," rebuilds the Temple.
The governments of Greece.
What is democracy and oligarchy?
Gave insight to religion, focus on morality.
This pharaoh was loved by their subjects but hated by the nobles. This pharaoh was hated by the nobles too but for neglecting the security of Egypt.
Who was Hatshepsut and Akhenaten?
What is Troy?
Derogatory Egyptian term
What is "hapiru?"
The significance of the Greek alphabet.
Who is the Greeks to the Etruscans to the Romans to Us?