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Ancient Egypt
Mesopotamia
Vocabulary
Monotheism
Chapter 11
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Name the writing system developed by the Egyptians
Hieroglyphics
100
The writing system developed by Mesoptamians
cuneiform
100
Theocracy
a government controlled by a god or a religious leader.
100
Name the three monotheistic religions.
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
100
Both Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia used the rivers for this...
I.T.T IRRIGATION TRANSPORTATION TRADING
200
Ancient Egypt depended on this type of government
Theocracy
200
Mesopotamia developed along what rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
200
pharaoh
Egyptian ruler
200
The oldest of the three monotheistic religions...
Judaism
200
This helped spread Egyptian culture to other lands
Trading
300
Ancient Egypt began around this time period?
5,000 BC
300
Mesopotamia's religion was based on...
polytheism
300
monotheism
belief in ONE God
300
Founder of all three religions
Judaism: Abraham Christianity: Jesus Islam: Muhammad
300
Mesopotamia developed around this time period
4,000 BC
400
Name the position groups of the Egyptian social status.
Top: RULERS, NOBLES, and PRIEST. Middle group: BUSINESS and CRAFTSPEOPLE Bottom: FARMERS and UNSKILLED WORKERS
400
At the center of each city-state was a large...
temple dedicated to the city's chief god
400
covenant
an agreement between two or more people
400
Holy Book for all three religions:
Judaism: Hebrew Bible Christianity: Holy Bible Islam: Quran
400
This protected Ancient Egypt, thus allowing them to grow
Natural barriers
500
This was at the center of Egyptian society? Hint: (even the government revolved around this)
Religion
500
The Code of Hammurabi was...
The world's first written legal, or law, codes.
500
caliph
Muslim leaders who took the Islamic religion to North Africa and Western Asia.
500
The world's largest relgion with about 2.1 billion followers
Christianity
500
Name two inventions created by Sumerians (Mesopotamians)
calendar, wheel, plow, etc.