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Mesopotamia
Religion
Egypt
Empires
Written Record
100
polythestic
What is the word for believing in many gods?
100
monotheistic
What is the name for believing in one god
100
The Pyramids
What is the name of the structures shaped like triangles?
100
The Assyrian Empire
What is the name of the empire that fell to the Chaldeans and Medes and located along the Tigris river?
100
Cuneiform
What is the name of the first writing system?
200
Hammurabi
What is the name of the Babylonian king who wrote a harsh set of laws
200
Ziggurats
What is the name of the temples they built on top of a tower?
200
mummification
What is the name of the process for preserving the body after death?
200
The Persian Empire
What is the name of the empire Cyrus, a wise nice ruler, ruled?
200
scribes
What is the name of the boys who kept records in Egypt
300
Tigris and Euphrates
What is the name of the two rivers its located between?
300
theocracy
What is the name for "gods ruling the city"
300
King Khufu
What is the name of the great king who a pyramid was built for?
300
Darius
What is the name of the guy who came after Cyrus?
300
hieroglyphics
What is the name of ancient writing in Egypt
400
city-states
What is the basic structure for civilization?
400
sun gods and land gods
What is two main types of gods in ancient Egyptian society?
400
Tutankhamen
What is King Tuts full name?
400
Kings became taxing people too much, and they didn't like that which weakened the monarchy
What is the main cause for the fall of the Persian Empire?
400
The 10 Commandments
What is the name of the rules that must be followed by Jews?
500
Ur, Uruk, Eridu
What is the name of three city-states
500
Osiris
What is the name of the god whose symbol is ressurection?
500
Hatshepsut
What is the name of the first woman to become pharoah?
500
satrapies
What is the name of the 20 provinces the Persian Empire was divided into?
500
Enkidu
What is the name of Gilgameshs enemy that became his friend?