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WHI Unit 3 Test

Ancient Middle East/Egypt/Early River Valley Civs

TermDefinition
Mesopotamia meaning "land between the rivers"
Civilization cities where there would be a stable food supply, specialized jobs, and agriculture
Jobs artisans, scribes, merchants were specialized ____ in early civilizations
Hammurabi Code first written law code in any early civilization
Polytheistic belief system with numerous gods/goddesses/deities
Cuneiform earliest form of written languages in the Sumer Civilization
Tigris & Euphrates Mesopotamia region rivers
Hebrew another name for Judaism Civilization
Montheism Hebrew Civilization was the first _____ civilization (hint: religion)
Ziggurat Sumer Civilization worship center in Mesopotamia
Iraq Mesopotamia region is located in this modern-day country
Sumer Civilization that invented wheeled vehicles and number system based on 60
Babylonian Name of first EMPIRE in Mesopotamia
Empire Several peoples, groups, or nations under the control of one ruler
Abraham Founder of Judaism
10 Commandments Laws of the Hebrew people
Torah Holy book of Hebrew people
Judaism Moses, Abraham, King David are all associated with this religion
Jerusalem sacred, capital site/city of Hebrew people
Diaspora Hebrew people scattered from area in Israel
Alphabet Phoenician people developed the ____ hint (ABC)
Colony territory that another group controls directly
Hieroglyphics Egyptian text were in this style
Pyramids built for burial grounds of pharaohs
Pharaoh god-like rulers of Ancient Egypt, this centers around polytheism beliefs
Nile River centered around Egyptian civilization
Kush Upper Nile Civilization that was located SOUTH of Egyptian Civilization in modern-day Sudan
Mediterranean body of water that the Nile River flows into from South to North
Persian later civilization that spanned across the Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe
Bureaucracy Persian empire established government departments that were run by appointed officials like governors
King Darius Divided Persian Empire into provinces, considered to be the strongest Persian leader
Satrap another name for Persian Governor
Great Royal Road King Darius had this built to connect the empire
Zoroastrianism Official Monotheistic of the Persian Empire
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