People
I was known for the Code of Law
Who is HAMMURABI?
The belief in one God.
What is monotheism?
City-states in Mesopotamia often fought over this.
What is water from the rivers?
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation and canals?
The writing system used by rulers to record taxes.
What is cunieform?
I was the leader of the Hebrews when the group began. I moved from Ur to Canaan.
Who was ABRAHAM?
The name of the first 5 books in the Hebrew Bible.
What is the Torah?
This was the empire led by King Hammurabi.
What is Babylonia?
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
The word for a kingdom expanding their rule over other civilizations.
What is an empire?
I led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.
Who was Moses?
Laws given to Moses by God on Mt. Sinai.
What is the 10 Commandments?
This was the first civilization in Mesopotamia.
What is Sumer?
Mesopotamia literally means_____.
What is land between two rivers?
The system of written laws that had different consequences based on social status.
What is Hammurabi's Code of Law?
I was the leader of the world's first empire.
Who was Sargon?
The name of the temples in the middle of the city-states.
What is a ziggurat?
This is the land where Abraham moved to begin a new religion.
What is Canaan?
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.
What is a city-state?
I was the star of the first recorded epic (story-poem).
Who was Gilgamesh?
The three major religious groups that study the Torah today.
What is Jews, Muslims, and Christians?
The qualities that made New Babylon a magnificent city.
What is grid-like streets, sewer systems, tall walls, and a massive ziggurat.
This city-state became the most powerful center for a major empire.
What is Babylon?
How were the kings in this area different from the kings of Egypt?
What is they were not considered gods?