HG's
This means the same as CE
What is AD?
producing more than enough food
What is a food surplus?
These are the 2 rivers that help make up the fertile crescent.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
This river flows from south to north instead of north to south.
What is the Nile River?
What is Jerusalem?
There are 10 of these in a century.
What is a decade?
What is agriculture?
This is the invention that help make planting easier and is still used today.
What is the plow?
This explains why upper Egypt is lower than lower Egypt.
This is the path that Abraham took (covers all 3 places) from his birthplace to the final settlement of the Jewish people (at that time).
What is from Ur to Canaan to Egypt and back to Canaan?
Hunter gatherers that lived near the sea would most likely have this type of stone tool
What is a spear?
this type of economy was a result of the agricultural revolution and allowed settlements to trade with each other
What is barter economy?
Advancements in this area or concept (of Sumer) led to economic growth and the emergence of independent city-states.
What is agriculture?
This is the organization by class/occupation in ancient Egypt and shows how the largest group was made of of peasants/farmers.
What is the social pyramid?
He was known for leading "The Exodus" of the Jews from Egypt to escape slavery.
Who was Moses?
Could have been caves or temporary that were taken down and moved from place to place
What were hunter gatherer shelters?
the domestication of these 2 things allowed for the agricultural revolution
What are plants and animals?
This type of religious belief resulted in Mesopotamians believing deities were important for the natural world (like an earthquake or good crop year for example) and important for everyday life.
What is polytheism in Mesopotamia?
She was well-known for increasing trade a spreading culture and he was well-known for military conquests but also peace.
Who were Queen Hatshepsut and Ramses II or Ramses the Great?
These were the first 3 kings of the Jews, in order.
Who were Saul, David, and Solomon?
Used for cooking, light, protection, warmth
What was fire?
These are all 7 of the key characteristics of civilizations.
What is culture, government, religion, social structure, stable food supply, technology, and writing?
These were 3 of the major achievements of the Mesopotamian civilization?
What are cuneiform, ziggurats, and the Code of Hammurabi?
These were 3 of the major achievements of ancient Egyptians.
What were hieroglyphics, papyrus, and the pyramids?
Under this empire, the Jews were able to return to Jerusalem after being in Babylonian captivity.
What was the Persian Empire?