Ancient Mesopotamia & Egypt

Pregunta	Respuesta
Mesopotamia	name means "land between the rivers"; where th e1st civilizations began; present day Iraq & Syria
Fertile Crescent	the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape; known as the Cradle of Civilization Image: 990c7376-6a35-470e-abe4-7ccaae4f94cb (image/png)
Polytheistic	belief in MANY Gods; ANcient Sumerians believed in over 3,000 God.
Ziggurat	Massive platform that the Sumerians built their religious temples on Image: e1cf370d-a1dc-4796-a8cf-8a97eedd1613 (image/png)
Theocracy	Means "ruled by God"; describe a govt. where the ruler is thought to be a God
Cuneiform	1st writing system developed by the SUmerians; "wedge-shape" writing
Hammurabi's Law Code	1st written laws; giving to people of Ancient Babylon by King Hammurabi eye for an eye tooth for a tooth
Patriarchal	Describes a society dominated by men
Nile River	Longest river in the world; depended on the river for everything Image: 6af51761-f051-4c54-bb7b-5595040256c1 (image/png)
Inundation	Annual flooding of the Nile River, left behind rich fertile mud
Silt	Rich black mud left behind from the flooding of the Nile River
King Mene	King who united Lower + Upper Egypt around 3100 BC
Dynasty	means ''great house of" ; family of rules
Pharaoh	name for Egyptian King

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