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Miscellaneous
Egyptians
Miscellaneous 2
Sumerians
Vocabulary
100
This was the main struggle in the religion of Zoroastrianism.
What is good vs. evil?
100
These are the 2 major branches of the Nile River
What is Lower and Upper Egypt?
100
These were the 3 general areas that Mesopotamia included?
What are Assyria, Akkad, and Sumer?
100
This was the chief economy in Sumerian society.
What is farming?
100
A massive stepped tower on which was built a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a Sumerian city.
What is a ziggurat?
200
This road stretched from Lydia to Susa and was crucial to sustaining the Persian Empire.
What is the Royal Road?
200
These were the 3 major periods that Egyptian history were divided into.
What were the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms?
200
These were used to construct walls and homes in Mesopotamia.
What are mud bricks?
200
This invention around 3000 B.C. made the transport of goods easier.
What is the wheel?
200
A family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family.
What is a dynasty?
300
This leader was most well-known for building a temple in the city of Jerusalem.
Who was King Solomon?
300
This was the site of the largest pyramid ever built.
What is Giza?
300
This was the area of land that Mesopotamia was located in - the arc of land between the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
300
This was the first form of writing created by the Sumerians around 3000 B.C.
What is cuneiform?
300
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside.
What is a city-state?
400
This Persian ruler was known for being merciful.
Who was Cyrus the Great?
400
These were the chief concerns of an Egyptian marriage.
What is marriage and family?
400
Pharaohs possessed this type of power.
What is absolute?
400
This was the largest category and focus of Hammurabi's Code of Laws.
What is marriage and family?
400
A high government official in ancient Egypt or Muslim countries
What is a vizier?
500
This was the major difference in Judaism compared to all of the religions that came before it.
What is monotheism?
500
Originally meaning "great house" or "palace", this eventually became the most common title of monarchs.
What is a pharaoh?
500
These were the first Indo-European peoples to make use of iron.
Who were the Hittites?
500
This is a large political unit, usually controlled under a single leader who controls large amounts of people and territories.
What is an empire?
500
An administrative organization that relies on non-elective officials and regular procedures.
What is a bureaucracy?