Mesopotamia
The founders of the Mesopotamian civilization
What are the Sumerians?
The name of the first schools in Mesopotamia
What are Edubbas?
The person who led the Hebrews out of Egypt
Who is Moses?
The group that devised the writing system known as hieroglyphics
Who are Egyptian Priests?
The people who founded the City of Babylon
What are the Amorites?
The two rivers Mesopotamia was located between
What are the Tigres and Euphrates?
The original home of the Hebrew people
What is Canaan or Palestine?
What pharos were treated like in comparison to Mesopotamian kings
What are gods?
The name of the language spoken in Babylon, and the kind of language it was.
What is Akkadian and Semitic language?
The Epic of Gilgamesh was originally a _____ tale, reshaped by the ______.
What is Sumerian and Babylonians
The leader who brought the Hebrew people back to their promise land through combat witht the palestines.
Who is king David?
The god worshiped by egyptians in the New Kingdom
Who is Aton?
A 6-7 story tower and the purpose it served
What is the Ziggurat and served as a ladder gods used to descend to Earth?
The name of the person who assembled the first great library of the ancient world and their position
Who is Assurbanipal, the 7th century Assyrian King?
Two Religons that were influenced by the Hebrew People.
What is Islam and Christianity?
The reasons Egypt was called "the gift of the Nile" (at least 2)
what is trade, fertile farmland, fish, or travel?
The three Sumerian "firsts"
What are Cities, cuneiform writing system, and a number system?
The continent today in which Mesopotamia used to be located. (not in the packet)
What is Asia?
The name of the Hebrews' holy text (not in the packet)
What is the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh?
The social classes of Egypt in order of the highest class to the lowest class.
What is Pharos, Priests & Nobles, Middle class(artisans, merchants, etc.), Peasants & slaves?