Ch. 2-3 Review

4. Egyptian process of preserving a body for the afterlife.
7. Pharaoh who attempted a radical religious revolution by promoting the worship of a single god.
8. The river Herodotus called the "gift" to Egypt.
12. A female pharaoh who focused on expanding trade, notably to the Land of Punt.
14. The Egyptian concept of truth, cosmic order, and justice, often symbolized by a feather.
16. The key to deciphering hieroglyphs, it contained the same text in three scripts.
18. The capital of a united Egypt, strategically located between Upper and Lower Egypt.

1. A temple and administrative center at the heart of a Sumerian city-state.
2. The "hero" of a famous Mesopotamian epic who searches for immortality.
3. One of the two rivers defining Mesopotamia.
5. The first pharaoh credited with uniting Upper and Lower Egypt around 3100 BCE.
6. The creator of the world's first empire by uniting Mesopotamian city-states.
9. The western of the two great rivers of Mesopotamia.
10. A region south of Egypt, known for its complex relationship of trade and conflict with the pharaohs.
11. Babylonian king famous for his comprehensive, written law code.
13. The title for the ruler of ancient Egypt, who was considered a living god.
15. A massive structure that served as a tomb for a pharaoh.
17. The monster who would devour the hearts of the unworthy in the Egyptian afterlife.