LHS World History CH2

Their religion is the foundation for Islam and Christianity. 

The delta or mouth of the Nile River is in _______ Egypt. 

A large political unit or state with a single leader in control of a large geographical area

Who was credited with the invention of the cuneiform?

Basic units of civilizations such as in Sumerian. 

Who was in charge of enforcing the laws in each city under Hammurabi?

A collection of laws for Mesopotamian society  

What is the next Chapter in this class about?

Creators of the first Mesopotamian civilization 

“wedge shaped” writing 

What are the "ten lost tribes?"

Judaism and Christianity would be considered an example of ______

Who were the Great Pyramids of Giza built for? 

Akkadians overran Sumerian city-states and set up the first empire in the world, led by _____

Persians were ruled by

Term used for a society dominated by men.

Process of drying dead to prevent it from rotting done mainly for the lower class families. 

Egyptain empire history starts around 3100BC when ______ united Upper and Lower Egypt.

Ruling powered passed from one generation to another. 

What method did Hammurabi employ to gain control of Sumner and Akkad?

Akkadian, Egyptian, Assyrian and who is next?

They used 22 signs or characters to represent sounds of their speech.

A Sumerian tower of worship. 

______ divided his Persian Empire into provinces called satrapies.