Show:
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Hebrews
Phoenicians
Misc.
100
This is another name given to the Mesopotamian region because of its good soil.
the Fertile Crescent.
100
What is the name given to the style of writing found on ancient Egyptian artifacts?
Hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics.
100

This civilization worships how many Gods?

One - they are monotheistic

100

What economic actvity allowed the Phoenicians to prosper?

Sea trade

100

What century would comprise of the years 1401-1500

15th century

200
This was the largest and most important structure in a Sumerian city.
a ziggurat.
200
People whose job was to write and keep records were called ______.
scribes.
200
How did this grow of people make their money?

They were sheep herders.

200

The Phoenicians created a trading empire that stretched from...

Eastern Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean

200

A.D. stands for what

Anno Domini

300
These are the names of the two main rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
300
Why did ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead?
To ensure they went to the afterlife.
300

The name of their God was? 

Yahweh

300

Greatest contribution to the ancient world was...

Their ALPHABET which consisted of 22 letters

300

A developed society is 

a civilization

400
The process by which Mesopotamians brought water from rivers to their fields is called ________.
irrigation.
400
According to Egyptian beliefs, what happens when a person's heart is lighter than a feather? If it's heavier?
Lighter: happy afterlife; heavier: fed to a monster.
400

The Father of the Hebrew people was

Abraham

400

Why was a simple alphabet needed by the Phoenicians to conduct trade?

Reduces the burden of keeping records

400

Beliefs and traditions of a society

Culture

500
According to our studies, this is the importance of Hammurabi's Code of Laws.
It was the first written code of law.
500
How did Queen Hatshepsut primarily expand Egypt?
Through trade.
500

Impact of Hebrews and monotheism on the world

The Hebrews religion was the beginning for the religion of Christianity

500

Why do you think the Phoenicians were considered "missionaries of civilization"

Brought goods from Eastern Mediterranean to all part of the western world

500

A system of rul based on religious authority

Theocracy