Early Civilizations in the Fertile Crescent
Important People and Inventions
Ancient Egypt
Vocabulary
Wild Card
100
Who was Babylon's greatest king?
King Hammurabi
100
Who was king Tut and what was he known for?
King Tut was an Egyptian Pharaoh and was known as boy king because he died at the age of eighteen.
100
Which of the following was not a job women had in ancient Egypt? a) Teachers b) Priestesses c) Mourners d) Midwives
Teacher
100
__________________ is the belief in one god. ______________________ is the belief in many gods.
Monotheism Polytheism
100
A(n) _______________________________ is a situation where a lot of people do not have enough food to eat.
Famine
200
What did the Assyrians invent?
The battering ram
200
___________________________________ was the first person to create a set of written laws that governed his kingdom.
King Hammurabi
200
Why was the Nile River so important to ancient Egyptians?
It provided drinking and bathing water It supplied water to grow crops It protected ancient Egyptians from invaders
200
What is a nomarch?
A government official
200
What were the 3 time periods of ancient Egypt?
Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom
300
List the two writing systems that were created by the early civilizations of the Fertile Crescent. Who created each writing system?
Sumerians- Cuneiform Phoenicians- 22-letter alphabet
300
List the 5 Egyptian gods and their titles.
Ra- sun god Hapi- god of water Osiris and Isis- ruled the underworld Thoth- god of learning and knowledge
300
What was the last dynasty of ancient Egypt
Cleopatra
300
What is a successor?
the person who has a job or title after someone else.
300
What is the major difference between a Republican and a Democrat?
Republicans believe in less government involvement while Democrats believe in more involvement.
400
What did the Phoenicians invent?
22-letter alphabet
400
________________________________ was the king who united Upper and Lower Egypt.
King Menes
400
Where were Pharaohs buried during the New Kingdom?
The valley of kings
400
When something or someone is ______________________________, they are worthy of religious worship.
Sacred
400
What did people begin to build during the Old Kingdom?
Pyramids
500
What were Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Phoenicians, and Israelites each known for?
Sumerians- Creating cuneiform Babylonians- Hammurabi's code of laws Assyrians- Being great warriors Phoenicians- Being great sailors and shipbuilders Israelites- Believing in monotheism
500
Who was the pharaoh Amenhotep IV and why was he so controversial?
Amenhotep was an Egyptians king who forced everyone to stop worshipping multiple gods. He told everyone that they were only allowed to worship Aten (Sun God).
500
1) Cleopatra and _________________________ had a son together. a) Alexander the Great b) Mark Antony c) Ptolemy XII d) Julius Caesar 2) ______________________________ and Cleopatra committed suicide. a) Alexander the Great b) Mark Antony c) Ptolemy XII d) Julius Caesar
1) Son with Julius Caesar 2)Committed suicide with Mark Antony
500
To ___________________________________ something is to invent or plan something difficult.
Devise
500
What are the six major issues Democrats and Republicans disagree on?
1) The role of government 2) Taxes 3) Health Care 4) Jobs and Economy 5) Energy/ Environment 6) Education