Western Civ Unit 1

The Agricultural Revolutions began around __________.

7000 BCE

The earliest location where purposeful agriculture was seen was in the __________.

ancient Near East

A __________ is a self-governing community made up of a city, its villages, and the surrounding land it controls.

city-state

Cuneiform is a type of __________ that was used in Mesopotamia for many years.

script/writing

Divine kingship was the idea that living pharaohs were __________.

Horus

Hieroglyphics can also be referred to as __________.

sacred carving

__________ is maintaining or extending power over other places usually through military means.

Imperialism

Irrigation agriculture is used in __________ and Southern Mesopotamia.

Egypt

The __________ settled in the Auaris delta and established their dynasties in Lower Egypt.

Semitic peoples (Hyksos)

The peace treaty between Ramses and the Hittites allowed for the battle between them to be __________.

over

Hammurabi’s Code is characterized by __________, the law of retribution.

lex talionis

A monarchy in ancient Egypt was a __________ type of monarchy, ruling by divine kingship.

theocratic

__________ is the belief in many gods, as seen in Mesopotamia.

Polytheism

A __________ state is land that belonged to the city’s patron deity.

theocratic

The political region of Babylonia had its capital in __________.

Babylon

Enheduana is known as the earliest named __________ for her hymns.

author

Hammurabi united Babylonia and elevated __________ as head of the Babylonian Pantheon.

Marduk

The Hittites established a capital at __________ in 1650 BCE.

Hattusas

The Israelites were monotheistic but believed in __________.

Henotheism

Phoenician city-states became __________ after 1200 BCE.

independent

Sargon of Akkad was the founder of __________ rule in Mesopotamia.

Akkadian

Sumerians believed in strong militaries and a __________ economy.

temple