Study Guide-Sumer, Israel, Egypt

Study Guide for History Test on Sumer, Egypt, and Israel

Know the definitions for the following words:

Dynasty

Pharaoh

Black Land

Red Land

Ziggurat

City-state

Vizier

Polytheism

Monotheism

Mummification

Know the following people:

Ramses II

King David

King Jeroboam

King Rehoboam

Hammurabi

Sargon

Know the following god(s):

Yahweh

Osiris

Isis

Atum (Ra)

now the THREE periods of Ancient Egyptian history and characteristics of each one:

Who defeated Israel in 722 BCE?

Who defeated Judah in 586 BCE?

Name one woman pharaoh and describe her accomplishments.

Name the three major social groups of the Sumer civilization.

Are Ancient Law Codes fair? Why or why not?

How did writing effect civilization?

What was the first written language?

Know where Upper and Lower Egypt are on the Nile River.

Compare each of the three civilizations (Sumer, Egypt, and Israel). Write down similarities and differences.

Describe ONE specific aspect of one of these civilizations and be ready to write about it.