Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt

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Ch. 2 Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
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Cuneiform 1st writing system developed by the sumerians, "Wedged-shape writing"
Ziggurat A massive platform built by the sumerians on their religious temples
Nile River The longest river in the world. Egypt is often called "The gift of the Nile River", the egyptians depended in the River for everything
mummification It was very important to the ancient egyptians religious beliefs that the human body was preserved.
Canopic jars Container were used to hold the internal organs of the deceased that was going to be mummified, the jars had lids the shape as the heads of the 4 sons of Horus
Fertile Crescent The region in the middle east which curves, like a quarter-moon shape. Known as the Cradle of Civilization
Polytheistic The belief of many gods
Theocracy Means "Rule by god", describe a govt. where the ruler is thought to be a god
Hammurabi's Law Code 1st written laws, given to people of ancient Babylon by King Hammurabi, very strict laws
Patriarchal Describes a society dominated by men
Inundation The annual flooding of the Nile River. The flood leaves behind rich fertile mud
Silt Rich black mud left behind from the flooding of the River Nile
King Menes King who united lower and upper Egypt around 3100 BC
Dynasty Means "great house of", a family of rulers
Pharaoh Name for a egyptian king
"Ka" Could drink and eat but was stuck in the tomb in the body of a mummy or the small statues that were left in the tomb
"Ba" Was the part of the soul that embarked on a journey to follow the gods
Sarcophagus formed the outer layer of protection for a royal mummy
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"
Great Sphinx One of the oldest statues in the world. Archeologist believed that it was carved around 2500 BC that the head is meant to be the likeness of the pharaoh Khafra
Hieroglyphics Egyptian picture writing
The Rosetta Stone A stone writing on it in two languages
Hyksos Invaded Egypt and ruled for 200 years introduced Horse Drawn Chariot
Hatshepsut 1st great woman ruler in history, she ruled egypt as a king not a queen sculptures and mask show her with a false beard
Akhenaten Rejected the traditional religion in favor of worshipping the Aten or sun disc after whom he renamed himself
King Tut 17 Year old boy pharaoh whose tomb survived untouched by grave robbers, more than 3000 artifacts were discovered in his tomb
Ramses II Reigned 67 years, fathered over 100 children, defeated the hittites, declared himself a living god
Papyrus Reed like plant that 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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