Ch. 2 Ancient Mesopotamia & Egypt

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Mesopotamia Land between the rivers; located in the region known as the Fertile Crescent
Sumerians A member of the indigenous non-Semitic people of ancient Babylonia
Polytheistic The belief of many Gods
Ziggurats A rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple
Theocracy A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god
Cuneiform System of writing
Hammurabi's Law Code A city-state south of Akkad, in Babylon
Patriarchal Men who dominated the society
Nile River A river in Africa that flows north to Egypt
Inundation The annual flooding of the Nile River
Silt Rich black mud left from the flooding of the Nile River
King Menes King who united Lower & 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 somone died the Ka, or the life force, left the physical body
"Ba" The Ba was part of the soul that embarked on a journey to follow the gods
Mummification Way of perserving the body
Canopic Jars Containers used to hold the internal organs of the deceased
Sacrophagus 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
The Great Pyramid Largest of the 3 pyramids at Giza; built by King Khufu
King Khufu's boat Discovered in 1952 under the Great Pyramid
Great Sphinx One of the largest and oldest statues in the world
Hieroglyphics Egyptian picture writing
The Rosetta Stone A stone with writing on it in two languages (Egyptian and Greek)

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