Vocab 1
A waterfall
Cataract
A ruling family
Dynasty
Moral standards of behavior
Ethics
List one achievement of the Hittites
Iron was extracted from Iron Ore
What river systems are found in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Believing in one god
Monotheistic
Territory settled and ruled by people from another land
Arrange or set down in writing
Codify
List an achievement of the Assyrians
Lock and Key
Founded first library
Glass makers
Which belief system is considered to be monotheistic?
Judaism
System of writing that used wedge shaped marks
Cuneiform
System of writing in which pictures represent objects, concepts, or sounds.
Hieroglyphics
Large stepped platform thought to have been topped by a temple dedicated to a city's chief gods and goddesses.
Ziggurat
List two achievements of Ancient Egypt
Mapping of constellations
Calendar
Pyramids
Diagnosed illness and prescribed meds
Mummification
Hieroglyphics
What does a hierarchy system mean?
It established divisions between social classes
Branch of law that deals with private rights and matters.
Civil Law
System of government that includes different job functions and levels or authority
Bureaucracy
Chief minister who supervised the business of government in ancient Egypt
Vizier
List two achievements of the Persians
Barter and Money Economy
Set up mail and road systems
Set up bureaucracy
Divided empire into provinces
What made ancient Mesopotamia and the nile River Valley attractive for early civilizations?
Fertile soil for farming
Economic system in which goods or services are payed for the exchange of a token of agreed value.
Barter economy
Triangular area of the marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of rivers.
Delta
Branch of law that deals with offenses against others.
Criminal Law
Two achievements of the Hebrews/Israelites
Torah
10 Commandments
Monotheistic beliefs
What made Hammurabi's code so important?
It was the first code of laws.
It established rules for people to follow.
It was recorded