2.1
The land between the rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
2 bodies of Ka
Physical and Spiritual
A covenant is a ________________
Contract
Lydians first created and used this
Coinage
Two groups of Gods
Sun and Land
The two rivers of Mesopotamia
What are Tigris and Euphrates?
Egyptian Leaders are called this
pharaoh
The god of Judaism
Yahweh
The first Library of the world was located here
Nineveh
three kingdoms or periods of Egyptian History
Old, Middle, New
Sumerians invented these (at least 2 things
Sail, wheel, arch, dome, sundial, Epic of Gilgamesh, pottery wheel, star charts
a family of rulers
Dynasty
The Hittites only contribution to the world
Iron Working
What is housed in the Library at Nineveh
Thousands of Cuneiform Clay tablets and the Epic of Gilgamesh
Name the natural barriers of Egypt
Deserts, Red Sea, Cataracts of the Nile, Mediterranean Sea
Famous piece of Literature to come from Mesopotamia
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh
first Egyptian Woman Pharaoh
Hatsheput
Judaism was different from other religions because...
only one god, god of mercy and love not one who would punish, forgiveness
The name for the Persian Armies 10,000 Cavalry
Immortals
The Nile River is different because of this
It flows from South to North
job sought by upper class boys
What is a Scribe
Had the great pyramid built for his son
King Khufu
Another name for the Persian Empires 20 Provinces (2.4)
Satrapies
The reason the army was not allowed to fall below 10,000 men
Stay in charge and to make sure they were always the best.
the boy pharaoh and what he restored
Tutankhamen restored old Egyptian Gods