The Spread of Civilization

A complex system of writing, made up of pictures and more abstract forms

• sanskrit

• hieroglyphics

• pictograms

• word art

Title of Egyptian monarch who possessed absolute power.

• War Lords

• emperor

• king

• pharaoh

Way in which dead bodies of the wealthy Egyptians were preserved

• sacrifice

• crucifixion

• embalming

• mummification

Large Ancient Egyptian structures built that were dedicated to the dead

• ziggurat

• pyramids

• Sphinx

Which of the following was NOT one of the three major periods of Egyptian history?

• Upper

• Middle

• New

• Old

Religion provided the Egyptians with a sense of security, and were viewed as

• prophets

• Buddhist

• Earthly forms of gods

• the one god worshiped by

  Egyptians

migrating groups who domesticated animals for food, shelter, and clothing and who helped spread language, goods, and technology

• prophets

• pastoral nomads

• Israelites

• Pharaohs

migrating groups who domesticated animals for food, shelter, and clothing and who helped spread language, goods, and technology

• prophets

• pastoral nomads

• Israelites

• Pharaohs

A far-ranging sea-empire based on trade

• Hittites

• Minoans

• Israelites

• Sumerians

First Indo-Europeans to use iron weapons

• Phoenicians

• Minoans

• Israelites

• Hittites