Topic 2 A
When was the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora?
1200 BCE
Which civilization created realistic statues of humans?
Sumer
What was used to transport trade good across the empire and created the fastest communication?
Great Royal Road
Which zodiac sign is represented by a ram: Leo, Taurus or Aries?
Aries
What is Mrs. Thompson's birthday month?
June
What is known as the world's first civilization?
Sumer
The Epic of Gilgamesh was written in what?
cuneiform
How did Cyrus the Great's treatment of the Jews of Jerusalem different from that of others?
He allowed them to return to Jerusalem
Sam is a spendthrift. Does he save his money or spend it all?
He spends it all
What are Mrs. Thompson's two kids named?
Lucy and Davey
"You shall not steal" is an example of what?
Ten Commandments
What city became the center of Hammurabi's Mesopotamian empire?
Babylon
The Phoenician alphabet was based on what?
Sounds
Reduce the fractions 6/16 to its lowest form.
3/8
What is Mrs. Thompson's favorite animal?
lion or tiger
How was Judaism different from other religions in the ancient world?
It had one God
What was the main belief of Zoroastrianism?
The universe is in a struggle between good and evil
The Talmud contains teachings of who?
Moses
Will a filly grow up to be a mare or a stallion?
mare
What does Mrs. Thompson drive for a vehicle?
Jeep
What led to the conquest of Sumer?
fighting among city-states
Offense and punishment was the pattern of what?
Hammurabi's Code
The common set of values and beliefs shared by Judaism and Christianity is knows as what?
Judeo-Christian tradition
Order these fractions from greatest to least: 1/4, 3/5, 2/10
3/5, 1/4, 2,10
Which continent has the only Disney Land that Mrs. Thompson has never been to?
Asia