Humanities - Chapter 1 Review

large brick platforms with superimposed terraces

Why was the Nile so important to the ancient Egyptians?

Old Stone Age, when humans appeared and manufactured tools were used for the first time

system of writing that uses characters made up of wedge shapes

intricate maze where the monstrous Minotaur was confined

an upright stone slab decorated with relief carvings, frequently used as a grave marker

site of the ancient Minoan civilization and home of legendary King Minos

wealthy man who directed excavations to confirm the existence of the ancient city of Troy

central figure of Minoan religion

only person to whom the gods gave immortality; Gilgamesh really want to talk to him

Who is your favorite Humanities teacher?

Unpopular Egyptian pharaoh who elevated Aton to supremacy over all other gods

Gilgamesh ruled this ancient Sumerian city

conducted the long search in the Valley of the Kings & discovered the treasures of Tutankhamen

Sumerian king who ruled Uruk about 2700BCE; is also subject of an ancient epic story

English archeologist who confirmed the existence of the the Minoan civilization at Knossos 

What art (often buried with the dead) dominated the Cyclades islands?

first recorded architect in ancient Egypt

Why was the pharaoh so important to the ancient Egyptians?

Babylonian ruler who developed a famous code of laws

Site of three (3) colossal pyramids built for early pharaohs

Into how many periods do scholars traditionally divide the history of ancient Egypt?

What united the Lower Nile region and the Upper Nile region?

describes the Late Stone Age (farming skills had developed, but tools/weapons were still stone)

had the body of a lion and the face of a man (possibly a pharaoh)

What civilization PREDATED the Mycenaean civilization?