Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

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Nile

River flowing north in Egypt

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Delta

Area around the mouth of the Nile with rich soil

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Cataracts

Rapids in the Nile in Upper Egypt

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Upper Egypt

Southern area of Egypt

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Lower Egypt

Northern area of Egypt, contains the Nile delta

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Sinai Peninsula

Land connecting Africa to Asia (Mesopotamia)

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Sahara

Desert west of Egypt, acts as a barrier

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Thebes

Last capital of Egypt

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Pharaoh

God-king of Egypt

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Pyramids

Tombs for the Pharaohs

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Book of the dead

Guide for souls through the afterlife

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Hieroglyphics

Pictographic writing system used to record history

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Old Kingdom

Period in Egypt known as the Pyramid Age

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Middle Kingdom

Period in Egypt known as the Transitional Period

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New Kingdom

Period in Egypt known as the Age of Pharaohs

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Theocracy

Government where the ruler is both a political and religious leader

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Nubia

Kingdom in the Upper Nile region

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Kush

Alternate name for the Nubians

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Menes/Narmer

First pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt

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Ahmose

Egyptian queen who defeated the Hyskos

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Hatshepsut

Egyptian queen who declared herself pharaoh

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Thutmose III

Pharaoh who created Egypt's first empire and conquered Syria

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Amenhotep IV/Akhenaton

Pharaoh who started a cult worshiping one god and changed his name

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Ziggurat

Religious temple

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Stylus

Writing tool used for cuneiform

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Solomon

King who united the 12 tribes of Israel

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Exile

Period of Jewish enslavement in Babylon

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Flax

Plant used for cloth

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City-State

Smaller part of a larger civilization

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Torah

Holy book of Judaism

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10 Commandments

Moral law code

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Abraham

Father of Judaism

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Moses

Led the Hebrews out of Egypt

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Diaspora

Cultural diffusion of Jews around the world

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Judaism

First monotheistic religion, followers are called Hebrews

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Sumer

First city-state and creator of cuneiform

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Babylonia

First code of law (Hammurabi's code)

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Phoenicia

First Mediterranean traders and creators of the first alphabet

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Akkadians

First empire (Sargon)

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Hittites

First ironworkers

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Chaldeans

Advanced in astronomy and known for the hanging gardens

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Assyrians

Known for military supremacy

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Lydians

Creators of the first coins

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Mesopotamia

Fertile crescent

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