HISTORY FIRST PARTIAL C

4. The _______ writing system developed by peoples in Mesopotamia is the oldest one known.
7. Since History begins with writing, it is said that “History begins at ______”.
9. Egyptian symbols used to represent sounds and ideas.
11. Sumerian myth, superhero and supposedly one of its first rulers.
13. It is the Egyptian god of the Nile, it represents life, death and rebirth; his female counterpart is Isis.
14. The _______ predated the Egyptians for more than 800 years.
15. The main temple structure all Sumerian city-states shared.
16. All early civilizations worked on creating ______ societies.
18. It is the Egyptian god of the sky, it is represented with the head of a falcon.

1. If you want to ascend in Sumerian society, you should attend the Eddubas and become a _________.
2. Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, also known as Akhenaton, will change Egyptian religion from Polytheism to ___________.
3. The longest ruling Pharaoh is _______ II, whose reign spanned for over 67 years.
5. The great pyramids of Giza were built during the ____ kingdom.
6. The Egyptian Empire will be called such during the ____ Kingdom epoch.
8. It means “land between the rivers.
9. Female ruler of Egypt, wife to Thutmose II and mother of Thutmose III.
10. Name of Egyptian rulers of the New Kingdom, it literally means “great house of the king”.
12. An Amorite king, he will bring his people to conquer all other Mesopotamian peoples, make Babylon a trade center and create a very strict law code.
16. He will lead the Akkadians to conquest and victory over other peoples.
17. Sumerians did not promote body or capital punishment, but they had a system of ______.