World History Unit 1: Ancient Civilizations

Lineage of rulers; father to son, passed to relatives

Physical object made or modified by man

Occurs about 10,000 BC; beginning of development of farming and domestication of animals

The Nile was important to the Egyptians because...

Pharaoh who refuses to release the Hebrews until son is killed in 7th plague

Ancient Sumerian epic poem; considered first piece of Western literature

Preservation of dead body - usually through embalming

Egyptian goddess who defeats Apep with Ra

Spoken before the 42 Egyptian gods in the underworld

Study of past human civilizations; requires written records

Promise land, home of Abraham, final destination of the Exodus

Stone which made it possible to translate Egyptian hieroglyphs, found in 1790s by French

Egyptian god of wisdom and writing, ibis-headed

Egyptian god of chaos, responsible for death of his brother Osiris

Language we are able to read because of the Rosetta Stone

The first system of writing. Consists of wedge-shaped letters.

Egyptian god of mummification, jackal-headed

Civilization of Hammurabi, later takes Hebrews captive

Ancient Egyptian monumental structure; royal tombs

Egyptian goddess of justice, represented by feather

Jewish religious text, tells history of the Hebrews and their laws

Ancient Egyptian god who protects the pharaoh and Egypt; falcon headed

Hebrew patriarch; makes the covenant with Yahweh

Hebrew patriarch responsible for the construction of the Temple of Jerusalem, led to split

River in Egypt; sacred; flooded annually

Part leopard, crocodile, and hippo who ate heavy Egyptian souls

Falcon-headed Egyptian creator god, god of the sun

Region of fertile land, home to all three civilizations we have discussed

Ancient Mesopotamian monumental structure; used for some religious purpose, not a tomb

Greek term meaning “area between the two rivers,” modern-day Iraq and Iran

Ancient Babylonian law code; first law code

“I am.” How God is referred to in the Torah and Old Testament

Ancient Hebrew religion is called Ethical Monotheism because

Son of Abraham, nearly sacrificed to seal covenant with Yahweh

Hebrew patriarch who slew Goliath, founded Jerusalem

Which of the Hebrew patriarchs came first?

What region was home to the first civilization?

Hebrew Patriarch; lead his people to freedom (Exodus); Ten Commandments

Ancient city in Sumer, birthplace of Abraham

Era in which humans lived nomadic lives, hunting and gathering

Contract between Yahweh and the Hebrews

Ancient Egyptian god of underworld; green skin

Christian religious text, part of Bible from Jewish texts/the TaNakH

The Nile was important to the Egyptians because...

Who does this belong to?

Conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

Salt used to mummify Ancient Egyptians

Ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility, married to Osiris, mother to Horus

Which of the following are true of Mesopotamian religion?

Ancient Egyptian text to help with transition to afterlife