Ancient Egypt
What are pyramids?
Tombs
What river does Egypt settle around?
The Nile
When does the Neolithic Revolution occur?
10,000 B.C.
What are the Hittites known for?
Iron weapons and tools
What is an example of a piece of literature written in Cuneiform?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Who is the first female Egyptian ruler?
Hatshepsut
What rivers does Mesopotamia sit between?
The Tigris and Euphrates
What ends around 10,000 B.C. that allows farming and settling to be possible?
The Last ice age
What are the Phoenicians known for?
Successful sea trade, and a 22 symbol alphabet.
Religion in Mesopotamia was?
Polytheistic
In class we discussed an important body part that is NOT taken out during Mummification. What is it?
The Heart
It is believed that humans originate on which continent?
Africa
Before the Neolithic revolution, people were?
Nomadic OR Hunter Gatherers.
Who takes over Babylon after Hammurabi?
Hittites
Who helps Babylon regain power in 612 B.C.
Nebuchadnezzar
Why are cats significant?
They are believed to bring good luck.
What is silt?
Sand/sediment and other minerals that are deposited by water, very fertile
What geographic feature do early civilizations settle around?
Rivers
Who takes over Babylon after Nebuchadnezzar?
Persians
How do the Sumerians adapt to their geography?
By building dikes to control flooding and irrigation canals to use for farming.
How long does Mummification take?
70 days
A river delta is?
The triangular patch of land right before a river enters a larger body of water where silt is deposited.
A surplus in food leads to?
Job specialization
Who invades Egypt in 1700 B.C.?
Hyksos
Which of these is NOT a group we studied in Ancient Mesopotamia? Hittites, Assyrians, Akkadians, or Hyksos
Hyksos