WH: Ch. 2: Ancient Middle East and Egypt

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

Who was the first female pharaoh?

What was the name of the first civilization?

Where are the pyramids?

Who rebuilt Babylon and turned it into a powerful kingdom?

Who was the chief Babylonian god?

What were rules of ancient Egypt called?

What is the name of the sacred Jewish text?

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

What two bodies of water is Mesopotamia located between?

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

What is a system for ranking groups?

What word means "between two rivers"?

What Egyptian pharaoh exaggerated his conquests in Syria?

What is a system of writing that uses wedge markings?

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

Who united the Jewish people into one kingdom?

What civilization is known for its sailing abilities?

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

Who led the Jews out of Egypt?

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

What is to arrange or set down in writing?

Who is the god of the dead and judges souls?

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

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

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

Who built the first library?

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

Whose tomb was found in the Valley of the Kings?

What Egyptian kingdom is the furthest south?

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

What is the most holy city in Judaism?

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

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

What Egyptian kingdom covers the Nile delta regions?

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

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

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

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

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

Who unlocked the secret of iron-making?

Who was the Egyptian sun god?

Who is the father of the Jewish people?

What means to figure out the meaning of?

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

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

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

What area was settled because of its rich soils?

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

What means to believe in one god?

What was the first capital of the united Egyptian kingdoms?

What is a ruling family?

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

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

This is the prince of lies and evil...

What is the Jewish promised land called?

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

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

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

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

David establish the kingdom of what?

What is an agreement?

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

Who was the Persian leader who toppled the Bayblonian empire?

What is a cataract?