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name means "land between the rivers"; where the 1st civilizations began; present day Iraq & Syria
the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter- moon shape; Known as the Cradle of Civilization
belief in MANY gods; Ancient Sumerians built their religious temples on
means "rule by god"; describes a govt. where the ruler is thought to be a God
ex. Ancient Egypt
1st writing system developed by the Sumerians; "wedge-shape writing"
1st written laws; given to people of Ancient Babylon by King Hammurabi; very strict laws based on principle of an eye, a tooth for a tooth
describes a society dominated by men
the longest river in the world; Egypt is often called "the gift of the Nile River"; Egyptians depended on the Nile for everything
the annual flooding of the Nile River. The flood river leave behind rich fertile mud.
rich black mud left behind from the flooding of the Nile River
King who united Lower & Upper Egypt around 3100 BC
means "great house of"; a family of rulers
name for Egyptian king
ancient Egyptians thought that when someone died the Ka, or the life of force, left the physical body; The Ka could drink and eat, but was stuck in the tomb in the body of the mummy or the small statues that were left in the tomb
the symbol of the Ba is often shown as a bird with a human head and wings
it was very important to ancient Egyptian religious beliefs that the human body was preserved. The process lasted up to 70 days.
containers used to hold the internal organs(lungs, stomach, intestines, liver) of the deceased that was going to be mummified; jars had lids of the heads of the 4 sons of Horus
