Babylonians
King of the Babylonians who defeated the Akkadians and Sumerians in 1800 BCE.
Who was Hammurabi?
The name for the part of the Middle East shaped like a quarter moon.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
The Phoenicians turned to which profession because they had little land for farming and lots of good trees.
What is sailing or trading?
The name of the holy book written by the Hebrews.
What is the Bible?
A time when crops fail, don't grow, or there is little to no food.
What is a famine?
A system of laws that is the same throughout the empire.
What is a code or legal code?
What is Mesopotamia?
This is how the Phoenicians became rich.
What is trading?
The first leader of the Hebrew people.
Who is Abraham?
A city that became famous for a purple dye made from snails.
What is Tyre?
Hammurabi was the first person to do what?
What is Hammurabi's Code or create a uniform system of laws?
The sea that lies on the western side of the Fertile Crescent.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The Phoenicians were the first to create one of these, simplifying it from 500 down to just 22 letters.
What is an alphabet?
The Hebrews originally wandered the land as this type of people.
What are nomads?
A phrase meaning someone was of royal birth, often because of the color associated with them.
What is "Born to the Purple."
The name given to Hammurabi's reign.
What is the Golden Age of Babylon.
The body of water on the eastern edge of the Fertile Crescent.
What is the Persian Gulf?
The Phoenicians were the first sailors to use this to navigate.
What is the North Star?
The Hebrews invaded and conquered parts of Canaan, creating two Hebrew kingdoms.
What are Israel and Judah?
The name of the Hebrew god.
Who is Yahweh?
The year in which the Babylonians came to power in Mesopotamia.
What is 1800 BCE.
What is the Red Sea.
The Phoenicians sailed far, including to these far off places.
What are Africa or England?
The Hebrews were known for having a high standard of this.
What is morality?
An agreement, like the agreement between the Hebrews and their god.
What is a covenant?