Tigris & Euphrates

What is the name of the highlighted area (when discussing ancient civilizations)?

Fertile Crescent

These places are examples of the earliest types of permanent settlements, which are called this.

City-states

First ruler mentioned by name

Sargon: the Great, of Akkad

Literal translation of the word for the writing depicted.

"wedge-shaped"

This is an example of what Egyptian process?

Mummification/Embalming

Residents of these structures.

Pharaohs

First type of paper.

Papryus

This was first introduced to Egypt by this conquering people.

Hyksos

What type of artifact is this?

Cartouche (Pronounced "car-toosh")

Phoenecians' main activity.

Trade.

Improved writing system, first created by the Phoenecians.

Alphabet

Name this body of water.

Mediterranean Sea

Most likely reason for creation of their improved writing system.

Efficiency.

Direction of reading for this writing system

Right to Left

Egyptian ruler believed to be a god.

Pharaoh

Egyptians, Sumerians, and Phoenecians all had this type of religious belief.

Polytheistic/Polytheism

Belief in one god.

Monotheistic/Monotheism

Foundation of Hebrew law

Ten commandments

Believed in one Supreme Being, a single evil force, spirits on both sides, and a climactic battle between the two sides at the end of time.

Zoroaster

Writing used by Egypt where symbols represented sounds/syllables.

Hieroglyphics/Hieroglyphs

Collection of peoples and/or previously self-ruled areas under the authority of a single ruler or group.

Empire

Educated class of early civilzations responsible for recording laws and describing important events.

Scribe/Scribes

Built to protect cities (aka city-states) from hostile forces.

Wall/Walls/City Wall/City Walls

Place of religious gathering, usually at or near the center of a city or city-state.

Temple