Definitions
Geography
Genesis
Directions
Unification
100

The worship of many gods is called

polytheism

100

What is the land "between the rivers" Tigris and Euphrates called?

Mesopotamia

100

What does the word Genesis mean?

beginnings

100

Which direction came to symbolize moving away from God?

east

100

Who united Upper and Lower Egypt?

Menes

200
Groups of people who live together and have developed culture, history, and industry are called
civilizations
200

What natural barriers protected Egypt from invaders?

deserts and the Mediterranean Sea

200

The first beginning in Genesis was Creation. The second occurred after what event?

after the flood

200

Which is in the north, Upper Egypt or Lower Egypt?

Lower Egypt

200

What was the symbol Menes wore to show his authority?

the double crown

300

What is a building structure which,viewed from a distance, would resemble a staircase?

a ziggurat

300

What is the longest river in the world called?

Nile River

300

Who wrote the book of Genesis?

Moses

300

The Mediterranean Sea is a natural border to the ____ of Egypt.

north

300

Name the two titles the Pharaoh held.

Lord of Two Lands and High Priest of Every Temple

400

What does archaelogy mean?

the study of ancient (old) things

400

Name two Sumerian innovations.

writing (cuneiform), literature, wheel, time scale, bronze, irrigation, architecture

400

What chapter in Genesis describes the building of the tower of Babel?

Chapter 11

400

The Tigris River is to the _____ (north, south, east, or west) of Egypt.

east

400

What are the three time periods ancient Egyptian history is divided into called?

Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom

500

What does ex nihilo mean?

Latin for "out of nothing"

500

What do we call the quarter-moon shaped region that extends from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf?

the Fertile Crescent

500

What command that God had given in both Genesis 1:28 and Genesis 9:1 were the tower builders disobeying?

be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth

500

In what direction does the Nile River flow?

south TO north

500

How are Sumer and Egypt alike?

they both developed by a body of water and both developed a form of writing