Judaism
Ancient River Valleys
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Other Civilizations
100
Who is the founder of Judaism?
Abraham
100
What is something all early civilizations had in common?
They all settled along river valleys
100
The area surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was known as:
Mesopotamia
100
Egypt was centered around what river?
Nile River
100
What civilization created the world's first monotheistic religion?
Hebrews
200
What is the main holy city for Judaism?
Jerusalem
200
____________=Belief in ONE God
____________=Belief in MANY gods
Monotheistic=ONE
Polytheistic=MANY
200
The world's first written law code:
Hammurabi's Code
200
True or False: Egyptian society contained slaves that worked as laborers and servants.
True
200
Which group were great traders and carried civilization throughout the Mediterranean?
Phoenicians
300
What is the Jewish Holy Book?
The Torah
300
What were the three main reasons many civilizations began in river valleys?
1. Rich soil
2. Water for agriculture
3.Natural barriers for protection (i.e. Mountains, Desert, etc.)
300
The building below is known as a:
Ziggurat
300
What is the Egyptian picture-writing system called?
Hieroglyphics
300
What river did the Hebrew begin around?
Jordan River Valley
400
What serves as the moral code for Judaism?
The 10 Commandments
400
What are two types of governments found in Ancient River Valleys?
City-States, Kingdoms, Empires
400
The first written language in Sumeria is known as:
Cuneiform
400
Upper Egypt is in the _________ and Lower Egypt is in the __________
Upper=South, lower half of Egypt
Lower=North, upper half of Egypt
400
What was one of the most important contributions of the Phoenicians?
Alphabet
500
What is the term for the scattering of the Jews that occurs after period of exile?
Diaspora
500
Most early civilizations had a centralized government based on what kind of authority?
Religious
500
Babylon took control of Mesopotamia from what other civilization?
Sumeria
500
What was the purpose of Egyptian Pyramids, and why did they stop using them?
-Store mummified pharaohs
-Looting
500
What is the name of the civilization that lives on the upper Nile?
Nubia