chapter 2 vocab

Supervises the government in Ancient Egypt - may do different jobs, like collecting taxes of overseeing a project

Set of laws Jewish people believe God gave them through Moses.

a form of government led by a king or queen born into a ruling family

What is the process ancient Egyptians used to preserve their deceased called?

A "tribute" is a type of payment

a "hierarchy" is a system used to rank groups of people in a civilization

Mesopotamia is considered a "world crossroad"

sumer civilizations believed the gods...

Artisans who practiced the same trade lived & worked in the same street forming a ___ where people bought and sold goods

"Mesopotamia" means "between the rivers"

The concept that laws should apply equally to everyone

What are Egyptian rulers who had absolute power, owned, and ruled all the land?

the world's first EMPIRE

The most sacred text in Judaism & the story of ancient Israelites’ continuing relationship with God.

"polytheistic" means to worship 1 god

pyramid-temples with shrines on top for a particular god or goddess

Which empire was more tolerant and respected the religions, customs, and traditions of the people they conquered?

cuneiform is...

Which artifact did modern scholars use to help them read hieroglyphics?

area that stretches in an arc from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea

controlling the rivers was NOT important in the success of Mesopotamia