Facts for Fun
What is the name of the Semi-Nomadic Group from the Steppes
Indo-Europeans
How many plagues effected Egypt
10
What is the Burning Bush
Bush that is on fire, but never burns
T/F-- We know exactly why the Indo-European Migration Happened
False
What sea is the Israelites Cross to escape Egypt
The Red Sea
What are the Grasslands Called that stretch from the Caucasus Mtns. to the Caspian Sea
Steppes
Yom Kippur is also known as what
Atonement
This is a set of "rules" set for those who worship God
10 Commandments
Another name for Asia Minor is
Anatolia
What did the Hittites do to Hammurabi's Code?
Made it more forgiving
This Empire controlled much of Asia Minor, and Modern Day Turkey
What war technology did the Hittites perfect making them very successful
Chariot
What is the name of the coming of age ceremony in for Judaism and and what age does it occur in boys and girls
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
12- Girls
13-Boys
Set of religious Dietary Laws
Kashrut
Jewish house of worship is called a
Synagogue
The Hittites and the Egyptians created on of the first
Peace Treaties
What is Yom Kippur
Giving Back, Donating
What are the three things we discussed that make a religion Semitic
One God, Prophet, Holy Writing
The Star of David symbolizes
that you are watched over from all six directions
Why did the Minoans have so much free time?
What are the three Semitic Religions
Islam, Judaism, Christianity
King Minos was rumored to have what mythical creature that he kept in what
Minotaur/Labyrinth
What was different about woman in Minoan Society
They had power, and respect-- main god for them was a woman
Victory, 8 days,
Where was Minoan civilization? What was the capital? What is the Minoan Civilization named after?
Crete, Knossos, King Minos