Mesopotamia 1
The belief in many gods.
Polytheistic
He overran the Sumerians and created the very first empire in world history.
Sargon
A group of people who came from western Asia and invaded Egypt.
Hyksos
The belief in one god.
Monotheistic
One of the most important nomadic people.
Indo-Europeans
A society where men have more rights than the women.
Patriarchal
Who is Hammurabi?
He was remembered for his strict law code, a collection of 282 laws.
Who is Tutankhamen?
A boy pharaoh who restored the old gods.
What is a dynasty?
A family of rulers who’s right to rule is passed on within the family.
They were the first Indo-European people to make use of iron.
Hittites
Who was the Sumerians?
They created the first Mesopotamian civilization.
Mesopotamia is the land between what two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
Who is Menes?
A king who united Upper and Lower Egypt to create the first Egyptian Dynasty.
What is a Vizier?
Steward of the whole land.
Their religion flourished as a world religion.
Israelites
Why was it easy to invade Mesopotamia?
Because the land was flat with no protection from invaders
What is an empire?
A large political unit or state that controls many people or territories.
Hatshepsut became the first woman pharaoh after the death of her husband. What was his name?
Thutmose II
The Nile made what two things easier to do for the Egyptians?
Transportation and communication.
Best known for building temples in the city of Jerusalem.
King Solomon
Name at least 5 things that the Sumerians invented .
Mud bricks/Arch/Dome/Wheel/Bronze/potter’s wheel/sun dial/achievement in math/60 minutes in an hour/heavenly constellations/oldest writing system/irrigation.
If citizens believe their city is ruled by gods, they might call their government a what?
Theocracy
Describe Egypt’s natural barrier.
The deserts to the west and east; the Red Sea to the east; the cataracts (rapids)on the southern part of the Nile; and the Mediterranean Sea to the north.
During what period in Egyptian history did bureaucracy develop?
The Old Kingdom
They became great international sea traders and created a trade empire.
The Phoenicians