WH: Ch. 2: Ancient Middle East and Egypt

What was a monument built to honor the most powerful Babylonian god?

What were rules of ancient Egypt called?

Who was the Egyptian sun god?

What was a list of ethics and morals carved into pillars so everyone could see and read them?

What was a plant used in ancient Egypt to make paper-like writing material?

What is a narrative poem that tells of ancient floods that destroyed worlds?

What civilization is known for its sailing abilities?

What means to figure out the meaning of?

During what period in Egypt's history were the pyramids built?

What means to believe in one god?

What is the preservation of dead bodies by embalming and wrapping them in cloth?

David establish the kingdom of what?

Who led the Jews out of Egypt?

Who was the Persian leader who toppled the Bayblonian empire?

Where are the pyramids?

Who was the ruler of Akkad, who built the first empire?

What is a large stepped platform used as a temple to a god or goddess?

Whose tomb was found in the Valley of the Kings?

What is a system of writing that uses wedge markings?

Who rebuilt Babylon and turned it into a powerful kingdom?

Who built the first library?

Who was the chief Babylonian god?

Who united the Jewish people into one kingdom?

The discovery of this piece unlocked the meaning of Egyptian writing?

What Egyptian kingdom covers the Nile delta regions?

Who is the father of the Jewish people?

What civilization used horse-drawn war chariots to capture Egypt?

What Egyptian kingdom is the furthest south?

What is the name of the sacred Jewish text?

What is to arrange or set down in writing?

What is the most holy city in Judaism?

Who was the first female pharaoh?

What is a ruling family?

What is an agreement?

He united many different peoples and used a bureaucracy to help run his government?

Who was the stepson of the female pharaoh who created the largest Egyptian empire?

What is a system for ranking groups?

What period in Egypt's history is characterize as being a turbulent and troubled time?

What word means "between two rivers"?

What Babylonian king had a code of ethics for his people?

His religious beliefs united the Persian empire by rejecting the old Persian gods?

Who is the god of the dead and judges souls?

What Egyptian pharaoh exaggerated his conquests in Syria?

What is a cataract?

What is the term for the spreading out of Jewish people around the world?

This is the prince of lies and evil...

What is the name of the Egyptian book with spells to help in the afterlife?

What area was settled because of its rich soils?

What Babylonian wonder was famous for its luscious plant life, but there are no remains of it?

Who unlocked the secret of iron-making?

What is the Jewish promised land called?

What is a government with a religious figure as its leader?

What is a system of writing in which pictures represent objects, concepts, or sounds?

What goddess taught women all of the skills they need to survive?

What is the term for holy day of rest and prayer?

What is a system of writing in which each symbol represents a single basic sound?

What was the first capital of the united Egyptian kingdoms?

What two bodies of water is Mesopotamia located between?

What is a system of government that includes different job functions and level of authority?

This was the single wise all-knowing god...

What was the name of the first civilization?

What was the chief minister who supervised the business of government in ancient Egypt?

What group is known as the most feared warriors in history?

What period in Egypt's history is characterized as a period of great wealth?

What is the name of the set of laws God gave to Moses?