Chapter 5: The First Civilizations

Means "land between rivers".

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Persian Empire

• The Phoenicians

The Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Chaldeans were civilizations that developed in...

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Persian Empire

• The Phoenicians

King Hammurabi created one of the earliest known codes of law in the world: the Code of Hammurabi.

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Persian Empire

• The Phoenicians

This civilization settled in North Africa, on the banks of the Nile River.

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Persian Empire

• The Phoenicians

The pharaoh ruled and was considered to be a god.

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Persian Empire

• The Phoenicians

They believed in live after death. Because of this they preserved bodies by mummifying them.

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Persian Empire

• The Phoenicians

It had such a great military power that it conquered lands in India, Egypt and Libya.

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Persian Empire

• The Phoenicians

Persepolis the capital of the empire, was founded by a ruler called Darius I.

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Persian Empire

• The Phoenicians

King Cyrus II the Great formed this great empire after defeating the Maedans.

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Persian Empire

• The Phoenicians

A king ruled each city.

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Persian Empire

• The Phoenicians