Vocabulary
Mesopotamia
Beginning of Judaism
Trivia
Hammurabi
100
A picture which represents an object
pictographs
100
Mesopotamia is a Greek word that means
The land between two rivers.
100
Jewish peoples record of their history and religion.
Judaism
100
The cradle of civilization
Mesopotamia
100
Hammurabi's code was based on the law
an eye for an eye.
200
A writing utensil that the Sumerians used to write words with.
Stylus
200
Gilgamesh was an ancient
God
200
The cour of Jewish religion and teachings.
Ten Commandments
200
Another name for the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Rivers of Life and Death
200
How many laws did Hammurabi create?
282
300
The system of writing developed in Ancient Mesopotamia. It was based on wedge shaped characters and was usually inscribed on clay tablets.
Cuneiform
300
The belief in many gods is
Polytheism
300
What is diaspora?
The scattering of Jews to different parts of the world.
300
What was the first city in Mesopotamia?
Sumer
300
Hammurabi believed that the citizens of Babylon needed to
be held accountable for all of their actions.
400
A religious temple built in Mesopotamia
Ziggurat
400
What mountain range lies east of the Fertile Crescent?
Zagros Mountains
400
Why do Jews still celebrate Passover?
To remember their freedom from slavery.
400
What are the natural barriers that surround Mesopotamia (give name of each barrier)
Zagros Mountains, Taurus Mountains, Persian Gulf, Med Sea and Syrian Desert
400
Hammurabi had laws carved into a huge black stone called a
tablet
500
A collection of laws for a country.
code
500
An area of elevated flatland
plateau
500
What does Torah mean?
to teach
500
What is a covenant?
an agreement
500
The main message throughout the code was that
the strong should not hurt the weak
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