What are words worth?
means "many gods" and identifies type of belief system of many ancient cultures
What is polytheism?
The technique of preparing the pharaoh's body for burial that entails removing all vital organs except for the heart and preserving the corpse for reanimation in the afterlife.
What is mummification?
King who created the oldest extant law code in recorded history.
Who is Hammurabi?
Epic hero who goes on a quest to discover the secret of immortality
Who is Gilgamesh?
The animal that won the race to become the first in the Chinese Zodiac
What is the rat?
one of the oldest forms of writing used by the Sumerians/Mesopotamians, which literally means "wedge-shaped"
What is cuneiform?
The revolution that changed the human condition in Mesopotamia by bringing an end to hunting and gathering.
What is agriculture?
Egyptian leaders were referred to by this word, which literally means "great house."
What is pharaoh?
Egyptian sun god of life and beer
Who is Ra?
Considered to be the luckiest astrological sign in the Chinese Zodiac
What is the dragon?
means "doing nothing" or effortless action in Daoism
What is wu wei?
Huge mudbrick structure that served as civic center, treasury, and temple in Mesopotamia
What is a ziggurat?
Sumerian sun god and lawgiver
Who is Shamash?
Greek goddess of wisdom, war, and weaving who protected Odysseus
Who is Athena?
Chinese Dynasty associated with the Great Wall and expensive art vases
What is Ming?
System of beliefs, values, behaviors, and traditions shared by a large group of people over a significant period of time that is handed down from generation to generation.
What is culture?
Invented around 3000 BCE in Mesopotamia, this invention made transportation, farming, and trade more efficient.
What is the wheel?
Last pharaoh of Egypt
Who was Cleopatra?
Sumerian goddess who wanted to marry Gilgamesh and punished him for not accepting her proposal
Who is Ishtar or Innana?
Chinese philosopher who developed a philosophical and political system that he hoped would lead to a stable state and society and that became the basis for Chinese government, education, and familial relationships
Who is Confucius?
Literally means "between rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
This was invented to survey land and to chart astronomical movements as a means of trying to predict annual flood cycles.
What is math?
Egyptian pharaoh who changed Egyptian religion from polytheistic to monotheistic, changed his name to reflect this change, and moved the capital
Who is Akhenaten?
The Egyptian sun god who was considered the only god by Amenhotep IV
Who is Aten?
Chinese philosophical concept of the circumstances of divine intervention under which a good ruler is allowed to rule but a despotic or unjust ruler is denied the right to rule
What is the mandate of heaven?