Definitions
Barter
Professional record keepers
Scribes
What is unique about the Nile River (besides being the longest river in the world)?
It runs south to north.
Marshy region near the mouth of the Nile River where it empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
Delta
What new farming inventions allowed Stone Age farmers to produce surplus crops?
Sickles, hoes, & plow sticks
Worship of many gods
Polytheism
The word for the god-kings of Egypt.
Pharaoh
What two inventions helped merchants travel greater distances for trade?
The wheel and the sail.
Skilled workers who made things by hand.
Artisans
What modern day country was the site of the Fertile Crescent?
Iraq
A system of wedge-shaped symbols found in Mesopotamia.
Cuneiform
He built the world's first known empire in Sumeria.
Sargon (of Akkad)
What are the two major rivers running though the Fertile Crescent?
The Tigris & Euphrates rivers.
A series of rulers from the same family.
Dynasty
What are some examples of an institution?
Religion, economy, government
Pyramid shaped temple of Mesopotamia
Ziggurat
The Babylonian king known for the first set of codified laws.
Hammurabi
How did the Sumerian city-states develop monarchies?
Generals took power in times of war and refused to give power back to the ruling priests.
A long lasting pattern of organization in a community.
Institution
What does" hieroglyphic" mean?
A government based on religious authority
This warrior tribe invaded and conquered Egypt in 1640 BC; they ruled until 1523 BC.
Hyksos
What two word term means "the spread of goods and ideas from one culture to another?"
Cultural Diffusion
A political unit in which a number of people or countries are controlled by a single ruler.
Empire
What environmental problems did Mesopotamia face?
Unpredictable flooding, no natural barriers, limited natural resources.