Fertile Crescent
This word means "land between the two rivers"
Mesopotamia
This river was an important "highway" in Ancient Egypt
The Nile
A form of writing used by the Egyptians
Hieroglyphics
He is known as one of the greatest conquerors who ever lived
King Cyrus
A river in Egypt
the Nile
Sumerians practiced this form of religion
Polytheism
Historians divide ancient Egyptian history into these three phases
Old, Middle and New Kingdom
A rare female pharaoh
Hatshepsut
She was the wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus in the Bible
Esther
These two rivers flow through modern day Iraq - Ancient Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
These clay tablets bear the earliest form of writing called
Cuneiform
One of the most important events in Hebrew history occurred here
These four were the most important of Egyptian gods
Amun and Ra, Osiris and Isis (underworld)
This prophet prophesied Cyrus's rule and impact on Israel
Isaiah
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow into this body of water
The Persian Gulf
An example of Sumerian literature known as
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Age of Pharaohs is associated with this major phase
Old Kingdom
God judge the Egyptians for these two reasons
Their worship of false gods and pride.
The Persians divided there provinces into these
Satrapies
This peninsula was thought to be the area where Moses led the Israelites
The Sinai Peninsula
This town fell to Amorite invaders
Ur
This Pharaoh was known as the "Napoleon of Egypt"
Thutmose III
The archaeologist that found King Tut's burial chamber
Howard Carter
This Persian king allowed Nehemiah to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the city walls
Artaxerxes I
the land of Canaan