Mesopotamia
This enabled civilization to emerge in ancient Mesopotamia.
Abundance of food
Basic units or governments within the early Sumerian civilization
City-states
The name for God in the Jewish belief
Yaweh
The first of three Egyptian dynasty periods
The Old Kingdom
Horse back, pony express style
These people were the creators of the first Mesopotamian society
Sumerians
Government established by divine authority or being ruled by the gods
Theocracy
This type of society is dominated by men
Patriarchal
This had the most influence on Egyptian life
The Nile River
The Assyrians were feared because of this
Atrocities they committed against their captives
Babylonian leader that created the first collection of laws
Hammurabi
A collection of 282 laws created in ancient Mesopotamia
Code of Hammurabi
This type of religion was established in the Kingdom of Israel
Judaism
This time period is considered the final dynasty era of the Egyptians
The New Kingdom
This special fighting force of the Persian army always numbered 10,000
The Immortals
This Akkadian leader overran the Sumerian societies and established the first empire in Mesopotamia
Sargon
This type of religion is the belief in many gods
Polytheistic
This king was the leader of Israel during it's peak
Solomon
This type of writing was a simplified versus of hieroglyphs for everyday life
Hieratic script
This group of people were the first Indo-European society to make use of iron
The Hittites
This wedge shaped writing style was created in ancient Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
This was the world's first Empire
Sumerian
A type of religion where there is a belief in only one god
Monotheistic
This ruler tried to establish a religion of worshiping the sun as a single god in ancient Egypt
Akhenaton
This group of people created an alphabet that would influence the Greeks and Romans