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Flashcards by Alexis Ray, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alexis Ray
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| Question | Answer |
| Mesopotamia | The land located between two rivers; where civilization began; present day Iraq and Syria |
| Fertile Crescent | The region in the middle East which curves, like a quarter- moon shape; Known as the Cradle of Civilazation |
| Polytheistic (Polytheism) | The belief in MANY Gods; Ancient Sumerians believed in over 3,000 gods |
| Ziggurat | The massive platform that the Sumerians built their religious temples on |
| Theocracy | Means "Rule By God"; describes a government where the ruler is thought to be a God ex. ancient Egypt |
| Cuneiform | 1st writing system developed by the Sumerians; " Wedge - shaped writing" |
| Hammurabi's Law Code (33) | 1st written laws; given to people of Ancient Babylon by King Hammurabi; very strict laws based on principle of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth |
| Patriarchal | Describes a society dominated by men |
| Nile River | The longest river in the world; Egypt is often called "The Gift Of The Nile River"; Egyptians depended on the Nile for everything |
| Inundation | The annual flooding of the Nile River. The flood river leaves behind rich fertile mud. |
| Silt | Rich black mud left behind from the flooding of the Nile river |
| King Menes (36) | King who united Lower and Upper Egypt around 3100 BC |
| Dynasty | Means "Great House Of"; a family of rulers |
| Pharaoh | Name for Egyptian king |
| "Ka" | Ancient Egyptians thought that when someone died the Ka, or the life force, left the physical body; The Ka could drink and eat, but was stuck in the tomb in the body of a mummy or small statues that were left in the tomb |
| "Ba" | The Ba was part of the soul that embarked on a journey to follow the Gods; the symbol of the Ba is often shown as a bird with a human head and wings |
| Mummification | It was very important to ancient Egyptian religious beliefs that the human body was preserved. Their method of preserving the body was called mummification. The process lasted up to 70 days. |
| Canopic Jars | Containers used to hold the internal organs of the deceased that was going to be mummified; the jars had lids shaped as the heads of the 4 Horus |
| Sarcophagus | A sarcophagus formed the outer layer of protection for a royal mummy, with several layers of coffins nested within , and was often carved out of alabaster. |
| King Khufu | Earned everlasting fame for being the pharaoh responsible for the Great Pyramid at Giza which he built to serve as his tomb |
| The Great Pyramid | Largest of the three pyramids at Giza; built by King Khufu; the only monument of the seven Wonders of the Ancient World to survive |
| King Khufu's Boat | Discovered in 1952 buried under the Great Pyramid ;it would be needed to ferry King Khufu's spirit across the sky to be with Ra, the sun God |
| Great Sphinx | One of the oldest and largest statues in the world. Archaeologist believe that it was carved around 2500 BC and that the head is meant to be the likeness of the Phoraoh Khafra |
| Hieroglyphics | Egyptian picture writing |
| The Rosetta Stone | A stone with writing on it in two languages (Egyptian and Greek), using three scripts (hieroglyphic, demotic, and greek) |
| Hyksos (40) | Invaded Egypt; and ruled for 200 years; introduced the horse drawn chariot |
| Hatshepsut | First great woman ruler in history; she ruled Egypt as king not queen. Sculptures and mask show her with a false beard |
| Akhenaten | Rejected the traditional favor of worshiping the Aten, or sun disc, after whom he renamed himself. He closed all the temples to the old gods and obliterated their names from monuments. |
| King Tut | Seventeen year old boy pharaoh whose tomb survived untouched by grave robbers; more than 3,000 artifacts discovered in his tomb |
| Ramses II | Rameses the Great reigned 67 years; fathered over 100 children; defeated the Hittites, the other superpower of ancient times; he declared himself a living God |
| Papyrus | Reed like plant the grows on the Nile River Ancient Egyptians used to write on |
| Cultural Diffusion | The spreading of ideas from one culture to another culture |
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