The Fertile Crescent was home to one of the earliest civilizations.
Mesopotamia
what is a city state?
City is a country
At the center of each city stood a massive
ziggurat.
One of the most powerful of the Mesopotamian city states was a city-state called
UR
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers often flooded irregularly and unpredictably.
River flooding brought fertile soil called silt, which was excellent for bringing harvests
. a warrior king named _______, conquered many city states to form the world’s first empire
Sargon
Around 2000 B.CBabylonian King named Hammurabi conquered ..........
Mesopotamia
What river helped Egypt become powerfull?
the Nile river
Egyptian _______ ruled not just as political rulers, but also as divine figures
Pharaohs
the Egyptian government was a ______. In a theocracy, the government is ruled by religious figures.
theocracy
This process consisted of removing the vital organs and wrapping the remains in linen cloths
Mummification
Why did the Pharaohs need to be mummified?
Pharaohs needed to be able to rule in both their earthly life and in their afterlife
One of the most influential of the Indo-European groups were the
Hittites
Aryan religion formed much of the basis for Aryan society. Brahmin priests sat at the top of a rigid class system known as the
caste system
One very important figure in Aryan culture was a warrior king named
Krishna
The Aryan belief in the divinity of Krishna, the caste system and the Vedic hymns helped spawn the beginning of what we know today as
Hinduism
