World History Unit 1: Ancient Civilizations

Ancient Babylonian law code; first law code

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

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

Hebrew patriarch who slew Goliath, founded Jerusalem

Ancient Egyptian god of underworld; green skin

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

Egyptian god of mummification, jackal-headed

Ancient Sumerian epic poem; considered first piece of Western literature

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

Language we are able to read because of the Rosetta Stone

The Nile was important to the Egyptians because...

Which of the Hebrew patriarchs came first?

Study of past human civilizations; requires written records

River in Egypt; sacred; flooded annually

Physical object made or modified by man

Ancient Egyptian text to help with transition to afterlife

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

Spoken before the 42 Egyptian gods in the underworld

Falcon-headed Egyptian creator god, god of the sun

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

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

Which of the following are true of Mesopotamian religion?

Ancient Egyptian monumental structure; royal tombs

Who does this belong to?

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

Egyptian goddess of justice, represented by feather

Egyptian goddess who defeats Apep with Ra

What region was home to the first civilization?

Son of Abraham, nearly sacrificed to seal covenant with Yahweh

Egyptian god of wisdom and writing, ibis-headed

Lineage of rulers; father to son, passed to relatives

Civilization of Hammurabi, later takes Hebrews captive

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

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

Ancient city in Sumer, birthplace of Abraham

Preservation of dead body - usually through embalming

Hebrew patriarch; makes the covenant with Yahweh

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

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

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

Ancient Hebrew religion is called Ethical Monotheism because

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

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

The Nile was important to the Egyptians because...

Salt used to mummify Ancient Egyptians

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

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

Conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

Contract between Yahweh and the Hebrews

Era in which humans lived nomadic lives, hunting and gathering