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100
Father of Judaism
Who is Abraham?
100
First five books of the Hebrew scriptures
What is the Torah?
100
DAILY DOUBLE!!
System of ranking groups of people in society.
100
Invented by the Assyrians and allowed them to conquer Mesopotamia and Egypt.
What is the chariot?
100
Most ancient civilizations were formed around this physical feature.
What is a river.
200
Famous for building the Hanging Gardens
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar?
200
Contained spells, charms, and formulas for the dead to use in the afterlife.
What is the Book of the Dead
200
This architectural structure represented Sumer's devotion and desire to please their gods.
What is a ziggurat?
200
This Persian innovation (borrowed from the Lydians in Asia Minor) leads to the creation of a money economy.
What is the use of coins in trading?
200
Helped archaeologists to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
300
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Founder of a religion that helped unite Persia.
300
In Mesopotamia, this were written to bring order.
What is Hammurabi's Law Code?
300
Jews believe that their relationship with God is based on this.
What is a covenant?
300
A major Phoenician innovation in which symbols represent a basic sound.
What is the alphabet?
300
The preservation of dead bodies by embalming them and wrapping them in cloth.
What is mummification?
400
A female pharaoh during the New Kingdom
Who is Hatshepsut?
400
Records the adventures of a Mesopotamian demigod and his friend Enkidu.
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?
400
Characteristic where society honors men, or fathers, over women, or mothers.
What is patriarchy?
400
A government organized into provinces with governors by the Persians.
What is a strapy (straps =governor)?
400
The "great lord of the gods"
Who is Amon-Re?
500
God of the Egyptian afterlife
Who is Osiris?
500
Form of writing in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
500
Pharaoh's, Persian Kings, and other ancient leaders relied on this governmental institution to collect taxes and run the country.
What is a bureaucracy?
500
Led to complex surgeries and the use of plants (such as anise, castor beans, and saffron) for health purposes that are still used today.
What are Egyptian advances in medicine?
500
Purpose of early writing; originally when it was first created.
What is record keeping and communication.