Mesopotamia
Sumer & Babylon
Phoenicians
Israelites
Egyptians
100

True or False: Mesopotamia is a civilization. 

False! It's a location!

100

True or False: The soil in Sumer is desert soil. 

False! The soil is actually great farm land! 

100

True or False: The Phoenicians had little farm land.

True! 

100

What geographic region is Israel in today? 

The Middle East.

100

True or False: Egypt is both on the Nile and the Mediterranean. 

True! 

200

What is the Fertile Crescent? 

A region in the Middle East filled with good farmland.

200

What is irrigation? 

Any technology that moves water to crops.

200

What major body of water did they live next to? 

The Mediterranean Sea. 

200

What does "monotheism" mean? 

The belief in one god. 

200

Define Mythology.

Collection of myths or stories about a specific culture detailing how they believe the world works.

300

Mesopotamia means...

The land between two rivers.

300

What does "polytheism" mean? 

The belief in many gods.

300

What are the three main achievements of the Phoenicians? 

Sailing, a common alphabet, and Tyrian Purple. 

300

Why is the Hebrew Bible (Torah) important to the Israelites? 

It details the ideas, practices, and history of the Israelites. 

300

It was believed that what happened to Amon-Re every day? 

Each day he would die at night and be reborn as the sun rose the next morning.

400

What is a city-state? 

An independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory.

400

Explain the importance of Hammurabi's Code

First written code of law. Made sure everyone was treated equally under the law (rich were not better than the poor).

400

Why did the Phoenicians trade? 

They lacked natural resources, so they had to trade for items they needed. 

400

Before kings, Israel had what? What did they do? 

They had judges that rallied the Israelites to defend the land. 
400

What are the four big achievements of the Egyptians? Explain each. 

Mummification - The process of preserving a body after death. 

Hieroglyphics - A drawing that represents a word or a sound. 

Architecture - The Sphynx and the Pyramids 

Papyrus - An early form of paper. 

500

Why do civilizations start in the Fertile Crescent? (All 3 reasons) 

1. The good soil drew people in. 

2. Having a constant water supply helped the cities grow. 

3. The land offered protection against rival civilizations. 

500

What are the three classes in Babylon and who was in each class? 

Awilu - The elite, the king, the high officials. 

Mushkenu - Free men, who were poorer. 

Ardu - The slave class. 

500

What are imports and exports? 

Import - A good bought from another civilization. 

Export - A good sold to another civilization. 

500

What was the job of the majority of Israelites? 

Farmers, herders, and artisans. 

500

Why were farmers considered the lowest in the Social Structure? 

A lot of people were farming and the slave population farmed too. (They had too many farmers) 

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