Writing
The Phoenicians developed this system of writing based on spoken sounds.
The alphabet
River of Egypt.
Nile River
The belief in one god.
Monotheism
Egyptian rulers, revered as a god, were known as a _______________.
Pharaoh
The Phoenicians were famous for being ____________ & _____________.
Sailors & Traders
Egyptian form of picture writing using images and symbols.
Hieroglyphics
Arc of land that curves from the Persian Gulf to the eastern Mediterranean.
Fertile Crescent
Father of Judaism.
Abraham
Babylonian ruler who had laws written down for the first time.
Hammurabi - Hammurabi's Code
This people group figured out how to make stronger weapons and tools out of iron. They started the Iron Age.
The Hittites.
Famous object that allowed scholars to decode hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone
Land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Mesopotamia
Chief god of the ancient Egyptians.
Amon-Re
Female ruler of Egypt.
Hatshepsut
The Egyptian Civilization was broken into two parts along the Nile, ____________ Egypt and ______________ Egypt.
Upper and Lower Egypt
This earliest known writing was used by the Sumerians; it's wedge shaped.
Cuneiform
A desert valley where Egyptian Kings were buried.
Valley of the Kings
Egyptian pharaoh who tried to abolish all gods except Aton.
Akhenaton
Persian emperor who divided empire, built roads, and introduced single coinage.
Darius
What invention changed the way wars were fought, making armies faster and more efficient.
Horse drawn war chariots
Jewish book containing Ten Commandments and other laws.
The Torah
This land was promised to the Israelites by God through a covenant.
The land of Canaan.
Persian thinker who taught that there was one god and "Judgement Day" was coming.
Zoroaster
Babylonian king Nebakadhnezzar built this wonder of the ancient world.
Hanging Gardens
The most important laws of the Israelites(Jews) are the _____ _______________.
Ten Commandments