Eygpt And Middle Easy Flashcards
(46 cards)
The old kingdom began when
Namer United upper and lower kingdom
Burials began to happen in the valley of kinds during
The new kingdom
All of the following are true about eygptian life except
For most of Egypt’s history it’s religion was monotheistic
The most important physical structure in a Sumerian city state was the
Ziggurat
Because of its geography and lack of stone what was an important development in summer
Buildings made of mud brick
In astronomy the Sumerians charted the
Constellations
Which of the following did the Sumerians invent
The sundial
What were the basic political units of the Sumerian civilization
City states
How did people in the Fertile Crescent adapt to their environment
By using irrigation and drainage
Sumerians are credited with developing
The first written language called cuneiform
The Babylonian kingdom established in 38”” bce was led by
Sargon
Hammurabi was important to Mesopotamia because
He wrote down the first legal code
The Assyrians did all of the following except
Show mercy to their enemies
The Assyrians were defeated by the
The Persian kind that showed mercy and allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem was
Cyrus
Under Darius I. Persia
Built 1,600 miles of road
Ahmose
Drove the Hyksos out of eygpt
Hatshepsut
Female ruled for husband and son
Tutmose
Expanded kinddom into Syria creating largest empire
Moved the capital of eugpt to Aton and introduced monotheism
Amenhotep
Tutankhamen
Boy king
Ramses 11
known as a great builder
Cleopatra v11
Last of pharoh dynasty
Because eygpyt was surrounded by desert
It developed one of the five unique cultures