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Vocabulary
Early Civilizations in the Fertile Crescent
Ancient Egypt
Important people and inventions
Wild Card
100
What is Papyrus?
A reed plant that grew wild along the Nile River
100
what was Hummurabi known as?
Code of Hummurabi
100
what is a Pharaoh?
an Egyptian ruler
100
what is a Cuniform?
a writing system used for shapes and pyramids
100
Who is shadoof?
a bucket attached to a long pole that lifts water from the Nile River and empties it into basins
200
Whats Isolate?
To separate from others
200
who were Caravans?
a group of traders from East and communities along the Mediterranean sea
200
who is Re
an Egyptian sun god
200
what is a battering ram?
heavy logs carried by many me, which smashed down the city wall
200
who is Anubis?
protector of the dead/pyramids
300
What does distribute mean?
to divide into shares and deliver the shares to different people
300
where did the Assyrians rule the Fertile Crescent?
the Nile River to the Persian Gulf
300
what god is the most crucial?
Re and Hapi
300
who is Babylons greatest King?
Hummurabi
300
why were governments needed?
to develop a process for storing and distributing grain during famines
400
What is to "unify"?
to unite; to bring together into one unit
400
where did bazaars and markets located?
Egypt and India
400
what was the most important writings of the ancient Egypt?
"The Book of the Dead"
400
who created the 20-letter alphabet?
The Phoenicians
400
Name at least 2 weapons of Ancient Egypt
Maces, spears, Bows and Arrows, daggers
500
what is a Bureaucrat?
a government official
500
what were Phoenicians known for?
the Phoenicians were known as sailors, merchants, and shipbuilders
500
who is Inhotep?
the first great engineer who built pyramids
500
who were the Phoenicians?
they were ship builders and sailors
500
why were pyramids built?
the honor the pharaohs and store their belongings after death