People
According to the Hebrew Bible, he led the Israelites during the Exodus
Who is Moses
This was the first known civilization in Mesopotamia.
What is Sumer
The earliest writing system is credited to them
Who are the Sumerians
The result of heavy rains caused rivers to wash away crops in the fertile crescent
What are floods
The earliest writing system developed about 3200 BC
What is cuneiform
His code of laws treated people differently based on their social status
Who is Hammurabi
The place that young Abraham herded animals
What is Ur or Mesopotamia
The division of hours into minutes is credited to this Mesopotamian civilization
Who are the Sumerians
Another word for ancient Jewish leader / warrior
What is a judge
Under Darius, this became common for use in trade
(to buy and sell)
What is currency
In 538 BC he ended Babylonian captivity
Who is Cyrus the Great
The Fertile Crescent stretches from Mesopotamia to this body of water
What is the Mediterranean Sea
This civilization created a writing system based on sounds
Who are the Phoenicians
The belief in many gods / goddesses
What is polytheism
Phoenician ship builders helped grow the economy through this
What is trade
She wasn't Jewish, but they named a book of the Bible after her
Who is Ruth
The center of Hammurabi's empire in Mesopotamia
What is Babylon
This civilization made the earliest map of the world in the sixth century BCE
Who are the Babylonians
Mesopotamians used this system to water their crops.
What irrigation
This invention helped Mesopotamians transport goods more easily
What is the wheel
This epic poem tells the story of a legendary king of Uruk
Who was Gilgamesh
The Diaspora began when the Babylonians destroyed which city
What is Jerusalem
Under this Empire, Sargon II deported a large number of Israelites from the Promised Land to quell potential rebellion
Who are the Assyrians
Terraced blocks of bricks that form a temple
What is ziggurat
Small round objects engraved with designs used to stamp clay
What is a cylinder seal