History Quiz 1 Flashcards
Is an arch of rich farmland between the Persian gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
Fertile Crescent
A series of rulers from a single family.
Dynasty
Land between the rivers
Mesopotamia
Two rivers that are in the area
Tigers and Euphrates
What means many gods
Polytheistic
Political unit in which a number of people/ countries are controlled by one ruler
Empire
Who started the worlds 1st empire?
Narmer
What is the name of the worlds oldest known civilization?
Sumer
the spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point.
Cultural diffusion
Sumerian system of writing that is said yo be the oldest in the world
Cuneiform
The oldest written account of the great flood and creation stories?
Epic of Gilgamesh
Is the oldest known written law code in the history
Code of Hammurabi
Name three Inventions of the Sumerian:
- Writing
- mathematic
- Law
Four modern day countries of the Fertile Crescent
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, turkey.
Is made up of the city and the surrounding lands
City- state
The sources of the Nile
lake Victoria
Where does The Nile empties(ends)
Mediterranean Sea.
the Greeks later renamed it Egypt
Black land
Egypt is referred to as the” Gift of the Nile”
The Nile is its “lifeline”
One of the worlds oldest civilizations developed along the Nile River
Kemet
(rich black soil) covers the land.. In the spring.
Slit
By 4000 B.C had developed into 2 large kingdoms:
upper and lower Egypt.
Ancient Egyption history is divided into 3 great kingdoms:
Old kingdom (2700-2200BC) Middle Kingdom(2050-1800BC) New kingdom(1600-945BC)
: (prime minister)- just under the king of Egypt.
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