WORLD HISTORY REVIEW Short Answer

Short Answer Questions List Three disadvantages for those who lived in Mesopotamia. Irregular flooding, limited resources, no natural protection Draw an ankh. Do the best you can and tell me what it means! Eternal Life

WORLD HISTORY REVIEW Section 1 Chapter 2

Who created the first known empire in history? He was an Akkadian? Sargon Who was the king of Babylon; he arranged and set down in writing laws for all to see? Hammurabi What stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea? It’s known for its rich dark soils. Fertile Crescent What is a Sumerian Poem that describes a great flood that destroys the world? The Epic of Gilgamesh

What are pyramid-temples that soared toward the heavens and on the top stood a shrine of a god or goddess for the city? Ziggurat What word means land between the rivers? Mesopotamia What is the belief in many gods? Polytheism With use of a reed pen, wedge shape marks were put into clay tablets. The shapes were pictograms. Cuneiform What is a dynasty? It is when you have a ruling family that passes power to the eldest male. What term is like our shopping mall in the United States? Bazaar

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Who wrote a book on how to be a good chief minister? Ptah-hotep Who was the wife of Akhenaton and was the priestess of the Aton cult. Nefertiti Who reassembled her husband’s body and brought it back to life? She also taught Egyptian women how to spin flax, grind grain, weave cloth and care for children. Isis Who was considered a minor king whose tomb was discovered in 1922, he is also known as King Tut? Tutankhamen Who was Egypt’s chief god, god of the sun? Amon-Re

What Egyptian help design the pyramids and perfected mummification? Imhotep Who was the Frenchman who figured out the meaning of Egyptian picture writing? Choices Jean Champollion Who was the British Archaeologist who discovered King Tut’s tomb? Howard Carter What is the longest river in the world? Nile What name was given to the dark rich soils of Egypt? Kemit What part of Egypt is the delta region of Egypt? Lower Egypt

Though some evidence show a King Scorpian most scholars believe ______ was the first king to unite Egypt because he wore the two crowns of Egypt. Narmer What term describes the Egyptian leader? Pharaoh What stone was used by a Frenchman to decode the Egyptian picture writing, it had picture writing, everyday Egyptian writing and Greek? Rosetta Stone What was the name of Egyptian picture writing? Hieroglyphics What is a plant that grew along the Nile River, Egyptians used it for writing? Papyrus

Where is the location of the Great Pyramid in Egypt? Giza Egyptian leaders depended on a _____ or chief minister, to supervise the business of government. Vizier What term describe the preservation of the dead? Mummification What a simpler form of writing that Egyptians used for everyday usage? Demotic What is the Egyptians relied on in order to journey through the underworld? Book of the Dead

What is the part man part lion that protects the pyramids? Sphinx What are mastubas? Arabic word for bench describing early Egyptian tombs. What is the Tale of Sinhue? Story of Egypt which is the basis of Sinbad the Sailor. What is it called when one rules based on religious authority? Theocracy What were put into canopic jars? Internal organs that a mummy may need. How long is the Egyptian week? Ten Days

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Who invaded Egypt during the Middle Kingdom and introduce the chariot? Hyksos After the Battle of Kadesh Ramses II signed the oldest known peace treaty with what country? Hittites Who may be related to the Philistines and toppled the Egyptian New Kingdom 150 years after Ramses II? “Sea Peoples” Who drove out the Libyans from Egypt and controlled Egypt for a while before being forced out by the Assyrians and thrived another thousand year in Nubia? Kushites Who dominated trade in the Southeast part of Egypt and eventually defeated Meroë? Asksum

He conquered Syria and had oblisks built in his name throughout Egypt. He may have killed his stepmom. Thutmose III Who was the first woman monarch of Egypt? Had worn a false beard. Hatshepsut