Unit 2 Test Review Flashcards
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What was Hammurabis Code? Why was it so important?
Hammurabis code was the first written record of laws in history. It was important because it kept order in Ancient Mesopotamia.
The CHIEF MINISTER who supervised the business of the gov in Ancient Egypt.
Vizier
A system of gov through departments and subdivisions by officials who follow a set of rules.
Bureaucracy
A triangular shaped area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers.
Delta
He is known for his building programs and for the wars that he waged against the Hittites and Libyans.
Ramses II
Writing system in which each symbol represents a single basic sound.
Alphabet
A system of writing that used wedge-shaped marks in Ancient Mesopotamia.
Cuneiform
The preservation of dead bodies by embalming and wrapping them in cloth.
Mummification
He battled to regain Egyptian rule of Syria and Palestine, He created Egypts largest dynasty.
Thutmose III
Region of the middle East in which civilizations arose.
Fertile Crescent
An economic system in which one set of goods or services is exchanged for another.
Barter System
A statue monument that was used to decipher the meaning of hieroglyphics.
Rosseta Stone
He ruled the Akkadian Empire from around 2334 to 2279. He known for creating the first empire in Mesopotamia.
Sargon
She served as ruler of Ancient Egypt alongside her husband, Thutmose III.
Hatshepsut
Site of the world’s first civilization, located in Southern Mesopotamia.
Sumer
He’s the Egyptian god of the afterlife and the Nile River.
Osiris
He was the king of the Babylonian Empire from 605 to 562 BC. He is credited with the construction of the famous Hanging garden of Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar
An economic system in which one set of goods and services are paid for through a token of an agreed value.
Money System
A large, stepped-platform thought to have been topped by a temple dedicated to a city-states chief, god, or goddess.
Ziggurat
He was the first king of Babylonian empire. he is known for writing the first code of law in recorder history
Hammurabi
Region within between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Mesopotamia
Plant used to make a paper-like writing material in Ancient Egypt.
Papyrus
Mesopotamian narrative poem that was first recited in Sumer.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Egyptian system of writing in which pictures represents objects, concepts, or sounds.
Hieroglyphics
He’s considered the king of all the gods in Ancient Egypt.
Amon-Re
System of ranking groups.
hierarchy
Title of the rulers of Ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh
What are the geographic locations of Ancient Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamia was ideal for farming, Was situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, annual flooding caused soil to become fertile.
What are the geographic locations of Ancient Egypt?
Was situated along the fertile banks of the nile river, the niles annual flooding created fertile soil called “Black Land” the fertile soil resulted in abundant agriculture production.
What is the geographic location of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
On both sides of Mesopotamia. Tigris is above Mesopotamia and the Euphrates is below.
The geographic location of the nile river?
Located in Egypt.
How did flooding in Egypt influence its civilization?
The flooding in Egypt created fertile soil, which resulted in abundant agriculture production.
How did flooding in Mesopotamia influence its civilization?
The flooding created fertile soil which made the region ideal for farming.
What were the religious beliefs in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Ancient Mesopotamia was polytheistic which meant they believed in many gods. Built Ziggurats for gods.
What were the religious beliefs in Ancient Egypt?
Ancient Egypt was polytheistic and believed in many gods.
What caused the decline of the new kingdom?
Happened from 1550 to 1077 BC. Declined from external threats and economic challenges.
What caused the decline of the Middle Kingdom?
Happened from 2055 to 1650 BC. The Hyksos invasion caused the decline of the Middle Kingdom.
What caused the decline of the old kingdom?
Happened from 2686 to 2181 BC. The old kingdom declined from food shortages and internal power struggles.
What was Ancient Egypts civilizations like?
Had a form of writing called hieroglyphics, Most people were farmers, and they lived in houses made of mud bricks.
