Ch. 2 Ancient Mesopotamia & Egypt

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Mesopatamia "land between the rivers" : located in the region known
Sumerians creators of the first mesopotamia civilization
Polytheistic belief in many gods
ziggurats massive stepped tower
theocracy government by divine authority
cuneiform "wedge-shaped" system of writing
Hammurabi's law code system of strict justice
patriarchal men dominated the society
Nile River begins in the heart of Africa and courses northward for more than 4000 miles. longest river in the world
inundation: annual flooding of the Nile River Egyptians referred to the rivers flooding as the "miracle" of the Nile
Cataracts: waterfalls along the Nile River The Blue Nile Falls is a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia. It is known as Tis Abay in Amharic, meaning "smoking water". It is situated on the upper course of the river, about 30 km downstream from the town of Bahir Dar and Lake Tana. The falls are considered one of Ethiopia's best known tourist attractions.
King Menes united upper and lower egypt into one kingdom and ruled them with the first royal dynasty
dynasty family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family
pharaoh "great house" or "palace"
vizier the steward of the whole land
Silt rich, black soil left behind by the yearly flood
Mummification A process of slowly drying a dead body to prevent it from rotting
"ba" + "ka" Parts of the soul
Canopic Jars used to preserve remains or organs of a person
Great Pyramid Largest pyramid built for King Khufu
King Khufu Second pharaoh of the 4th dynasty and had the great pyramid built
Sphinx It has a body of a lion and the head of a king or god
Old kingdom Collapsed followed by a period of disorder that lasted about 150 years
Middle kingdom Came to an end with an invasion by a group of people from western Asia
New Kingdom new temples were built and new pharaohs ruled
Queen Hatshepsut built a great pyramid and was one of the first women as pharaoh
King Tut the most famous and instantly recognizable Pharaoh in the modern world
Fertile Crescent the region in the middle east which curves like a quarter moon shape known as the cradle of civilization
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
hieroglyphics egyptian picture writing
The Rosetta stone a stone with writing on it in two languages
Hyksos invaded egypt and ruled for 200 years introduced the horse drawn chariot
Akhenaten rejected the traditional religion in favor of worshiping the aten, or sun disc after whom he renamed himself
Ramses II Reigned 67 years and fathered over 100 children defeated the hittites
papyrus reed like plant that grows on the nile river and egyptians wrote on it
cultural diffusion the spreading of ideas from one culture to another culture

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