Vocab 1
Miscellaneous 1
People
Miscellaneous 2
Vocab 2
100
a group of people in a complex, organized societey
civilization
100
means a land between 2 rivers and is where one of the first civilizations settled.
Mesopotamia
100
founder of Judaism
Abraham
100
The worship of only 1 god
monotheism
100
a method of watering crops
irrigation
200
rich, good for growing
fertile
200
This is how the first Mesopotamians got their food.
Farmers
200
Abraham's people
Hebrews
200
an area of high flat land
plateau
200
the exchange of goods and services
barter
300
an area with common physical features
region
300
The difference between Assyrian and Babylonian cultures was the Assyrians placed a higher value on ______ and ______
war and conquest
300
Chosen by God to lead Hebrews out of Egypt
Moses
300
The Lydians were credited for making ______________. A contribution from the Lydians that we still use today instead of bartering.
coins
300
a huge pyramid shaped structure formed from a series of stacked rectangular platforms
ziggurat
400
a city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government and traditions
city-state
400
__________ was great and glorious under the reign of ruler Nebuchadnezzar II.
Babylon
400
King who developed Code of Laws.
Hammurabi
400
This Sumerian King traveled to the ends of the Earth to try and find a way to become immortal.
Gilgamesh
400
the worship of many gods
polytheism
500
wedge shaped writing formed in wet clay
cuneiform
500
Solomon’s Temple was built to house the _______________, the Hebrew Bible.
Torah
500
Babylonian King in 605 B.C. who took over much of the former Assyrian Empire who ordered massive building projects.
Nebuchadnezzar II
500
The crescent-shaped area in southwester Asia with rich soil.
The Fertile Crescent
500
an agreement
covenant
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