Mesopotamia
This civilization developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Mesopotamia
This civilization became famous for its powerful military and use of iron weapons, chariots, cavalry, and siege weapons
Assyrian Empire
The Hebrews believed in one God, this belief is called
Monotheism
This river was the center of Ancient Egyptian civilization
The Nile
This region's name means "land between the rivers"
Mesopotamia
This period is also known as the OLD STONE AGE
Paleolithic Era
This Sumerian writing system used wedge-shaped marks pressed into clay tablets
Cuneiform
This empire became famous for using iron technology and powerful military forces
Hittites
This Hebrew ancestor is associated with the early development of the Hebrew people
Abraham
This title was given to the supreme monarchs and religious leaders of Ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh
This fertile region stretches in an arc from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
Fertile Crescent
These people moved from place to place in search of food rather than living in permanent settlements
Nomads
This ruler created one of the earliest known empires by conquering Sumerian city-states
Sargon
This Assyrian technology was used to attack fortified cities
Siege warfare
This term describes the sacred agreement between God and the Hebrew people
Covenant
This period of Egyptian history is often called the "Age of the Pyramids"
The Old Kingdom
Mesopotamia was located between these two major BODIES of water
Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf
Paleolithic people used these THREE basic materials to make simple tools and weapons
Stone, bones, and wood
This Babylonian king created a famous written collection of laws (or codes)
Hammurabi
This king ruled the New Babylonian Empire and expanded Babylon into a major political and cultural center
Nebuchadnezzar II
After Solomon's death, the Israelite Kingdom divided into these two kingdoms
Israel and Judah
This FEMALE leader was known for trade, building projects, and had a successful reign.
Hatshepsut
This Empire was located in northern Mesopotamia and eventually controlled much of the Fertile Crescent and eastern Mediterranean
Assyrian Empire
This revolution changed humans from primarily hunting and gathering to a more settled lifestyle based on agriculture and domesticated animals
Put these in chronological order:
1) Hammurabi
2) Sumerian City-States
3) Sargon
4) Babylonian Empire
Sumerian city-states
Sargon (Akkadian)
Babylonian Empire
Hammurabi
In 539 BCE, this Persian ruler conquered the New Babylonian Empire; we learned last week that he also freed the Jews.
Cyrus the Great
Put these events in order
1) Babylon conquers Judah
2) Solomon becomes King
3) Assyria conquers Israel
4) Israelite kingdom divided
5) Cyrus conquers Babylon
4) Israelite kingdom divides
3) Assyria conquers Israel
1) Babylon conquers Judah
5) Cyrus conquers Babylon
The New Kingdom was different from the Old Kingdom because Egypt became this
Empire
Mesopotamians had to modify their environment because rivers could flood. Name TWO ways they could modify their environment
1) irrigation
2) dams
3) canals
4) flood control
Explain TWO major changes caused by the Neolithic Revolution
Permanent settlements, agriculture, domestication of animals, population growth, and new social structures