Vocabulary
“priest carvings” or “sacred writings;” a complex system of writing that used both pictures and more abstract forms; used by Ancient Egyptians and Maya.
What is Hieroglyphics
An administrative organization that relies on nonelective officials and regular procedures.
What is a Bureaucracy
Egyptians referred to the Nile River as the _____________.
What is The Creator of all Good.
Egyptians practiced a process called _________________________ to protect and preserve the body after death.
What is Mummification.
Hatshepsut is known as Egypt’s __________________________________.
Who is Egypt's Great Builder Queen
The Hittite Empire was destroyed by a group known only as the __________________________.
Who are the Sea Peoples
The Israelite focused primarily on _____________________ rather than farming.
What are grazing animals
The Minoans were discovered by archaeologist, _______________________________.
Who is Arthur Evans
Believing in one God.
What is Monotheistic
A person who domesticates animals for food and clothing and moves along regular migratory routes to provide a steady source of nourishment for those animals.
What is a Pastoral Nomad
The Nile splits into two regions creating a triangular territory called a ___________.
What is a Delta
The largest pyramid of Giza is named after King ___________________ and spans about 13 acres.
What is Khufu
Queen Nefertiti is the most recognizable and has a famous painted ______________________________.
What is a limestone bust
The Phoenicians are famously known for their ____________________________.
What is their 22-letter alphabet
The kingdom reached its height power under King ____________________________, son of King David.
Who is King Solomon
The Minoans are best known for their elaborate palace located on _______________________.
Where is Crete (also accept Knossos).
A family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family.
What is a Dynasty
A manner of accomplishing a task using technical processes or knowledge.
What is Technology
Egypt was not prone to invasions due to deserts to the east and west, the Red Sea to the east, and the __________________________ Sea to the North.
What is the Mediterranean Sea
The Middle Kingdom is referred to as the ________________________________________________.
What is the Golden Age of Stability
The last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt was ________________________, whom was said to speak several languages and was highly educated and politically skilled.
Who is Cleopatra VII
The Phoenicians were able to trade purple dye, ________ and lumber from the forests of Lebanon
What is glass
After the death of Solomon, the Israelites were split into two kingdoms, ________________________ and _____________________________.
What are the kingdoms of Judah and the kingdom of Israel
The Minoans had advanced __________________________.
What is plumbing system
Simplified version of hieroglyphics used in Ancient Egypt for business transactions, record keeping, and the general needs of daily life.
What is Hieratic Script
Adapted to life with and to the advantage of humans.
What is Domesticated
Egyptian rulers took the title, “Son of _____________; seen as the earthly form of the sun god.
Who is Son of Re
The purpose of an arranged marriage in Egyptian history was to produce children, primarily _____________________.
What are sons
Egyptians developed an accurate _____________________________ based on the movements of the moon and the star Sirius.
What is a 365-day Calendar
_______________________ religion would later influence Christianity and Islam.
What is Judaism
The revived province of Judah following the Babylonian exile was controlled by Persia until __________________________________ conquered Judah in attempt to conquer the Persian Empire.
Who is Alexander the Great
The Minoan Civilization inspired the Greek Myth of ______________________ and the Minotaur.
Who is Theseus
The most common of the various titles for ancient Egyptian monarchs; the term originally meant “great house” or “palace.”
What is a Pharaoh
A group of people who spoke a language derived from a single parent tongue.
What are Indo-Europeans
King __________________ united Upper and Lower Egypt in 3100 B.C.
Who is King Menes
The first known woman to rule as regent was _____________________; meaning “the beauty of Sobek.”
Who is Sobekneferu
Peoples in the Eastern Mediterranean were the first to use _________________________.
What is Iron
The Israelites are descendants of the Patriarch, ______________________.
Who is Abraham
Three aspects of Judaism are the _________________________, law, and prophets.
What is the Covenant
Bonus: What other ancient civilization is the Minoans said to be?
What is the city of Atlantis