The king of Babylon who promoted trade, building projects, and keeping up dikes and canals. He also created a system of taxation where all people paid their share.
Who is Hammurabi?
100
The "father of many nations"
Who is Abraham?
100
The first king of Israel.
Who is Saul?
100
This was used by the Phoenicians to record trade agreements and write bills.
What is the alphabet?
200
A conquered land of many people governed by one ruler.
What is an empire?
200
The number of laws contained in the Code of Hammurabi.
What is 282 laws?
200
The name of the large movement of the Israelites out of Egypt
What is the Exodus?
200
The second king of Israel who built the capital at Jerusalem.
Who is David?
200
The Phoenician alphabet made it easier to do this.
What is read and learn to write?
300
These are the two most common causes of wars in Ancient Mesopotamia.
What are to protect farmland and water rights?
300
The saying that means the punishment should fit the crime.
What is "an eye for an eye"?
300
The 3 religions that the Ten Commandments became an important part of
What are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
300
The third king of Israel who built a large temple in Jerusalem.
Who is Solomon?
300
The Phoenician alphabet was trimmed down to this many letters.
What is 22 letters?
400
Sargon was the first emperor to setup up an army of these who served for a long period of time.
What are paid soldiers?
400
The code of Hammurabi had laws that addressed these issues.
What are marriage, divorce, adoption, slavery, murder, stealing, and all parts of daily life?
400
The reason that Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt
What is because the Egyptians enslaved the Israelites?
400
Houses of worship
What are synagogues?
400
Since the Phoenicians had little land and few natural resources they needed to depend on this to live.
What is trade?
500
They were first appointed by Sargon as governors to control conquered cities.
Who are royal nobles?
500
Fair treatment under the law
What is equal justice?
500
This type of religion is based on worshipping one God, which was a key difference between the religious beliefs of Abraham and the beliefs of other groups in Mesopotamia
What is monotheism?
500
After Israel split into 2 parts, the name of the land in the south which contained 2 of the 12 tribes.
What is Judah?
500
This was developed by the Lydians to have the same value everywhere and to be light enough to carry on ships.