Mesopotamia & Egypt

only 10 laws

first unified set of laws

punishments did not distinguish between social classes

started the first

Egyptians

Sumerians

Phoenicians

polytheism

monotheism

theocracy

daoism

extensive building projects

developed the alphabet

elaborate rituals

far reaching network of roads

provided the development of modern computer programs to learn languages

allowed translation of hieroglyphics and increased understanding og Egyptian Culture

first modern multi language translation of information

it was written on papyrus and was later turned into stone providing info about egyptian gods.

The construction of buildings to produce and store written records

The codification of laws in early structures for legal governance

The use of urban planning to maintain and store a stable food supply

The development of monumental structures for religious purposes

writing

agriculture

speech

fire

The abundant variety of fish and aquatic life

The papyrus that was used as paper

The annual flooding and silt left that fertilized fields

The massive destruction that allowed rebuilding of new homes

Xerxes I

Tutankhamen

Hippodamian

Menes

Polytheistic beliefs

Monotheistic beliefs

A nation that is ruled by religious leaders

A nation that has separation of religious beliefs