Section 2.1
An area in the Middle East known for its ability to grow crops, its moon-like shape.
The Fertile Crescent
Was the Sumerians' religion polytheistic or monotheistic?
Polytheistic
What city became the center of a new empire after Abraham left Mesopotamia?
Babylon
What BC stands for in a date.
Before Christ
The scattering of people all over the earth.
Dispersion
It means "arrow."
Tigris
What did Abraham's faith begin?
His faith laid the foundation for an alternative to rebellion against God.
What is a bureaucracy?
An organized group of people appointed by a ruler to help him govern.
What AD stands for in a date.
Anno Domini
A type of writing that is wedge-shaped and done with a stylus.
Cuneiform
"Land between rivers."
Mesopotamia
Why was there continual warfare between the cities of Sumer?
Kings wanted to rule other cities and their gods wanted to rule other gods.
Who built his empire through lies and deceit?
Hammurabi
What "circa" means.
Approximately.
Those who make man greater than or equal to God.
Humanists
Where the tower of Babel was built.
Shinar
Were the Sumerians monotheists or polytheists?
Polytheists
Hammurabi claimed the divine right to give laws from Shamash. Who was Shamash?
The sun god.
Writing
Sumerians greatest accomplishment.
ziggurats
Towers built in tiers or stages to reach up to Heaven.
It means "make fruitful."
Euphrates
Was Abraham a polytheist or monotheist?
Monotheist--one God!
What is an empire?
Rule by one city or people over other cities or peoples.
A stick for writing.
Stylus
Descendants of Ham.
Hammitic People