Sumerian Civilization
Sumerian Religion
Babylonian Empire
The Patriarchs in Canaan
Ancient Middle East/Fertile Crescent
100
Where was Abraham living when God called him to a new land around 2000 B.C.?
The city of Ur
100
What is polytheism?
Belief in many Gods
100
Rule by one city or people over cities or peoples.
Empire
100
Who are the patriarchs?
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
100
What is the name of the river flowing north and south in Egypt?
The Nile River
200
The scattering of people over the Earth
Dispersion
200
What is monotheism?
Belief in one God
200
What city was the center of the great empire that rose up a few hundred years after Abraham's departure?
Babylon
200
The land to which God lead Abraham once he left his homeland
Canaan
200
Name the river in the Fertile Crescent to the east.
The Tigris River
300
What does B.C. stand for?
Before the birth of Christ
300
The belief that humans are Gods
Humanism
300
Who became king of Babylon and united all of Mesopotamia under his rule?
Hammurabi
300
A nation or a people living in its own land with its own government.
A Nation-State
300
Name the river in the Fertile Crescent to the west?
The Euphrates River
400
What event is the greatest turning point in history?
The first coming of Christ
400
The most important part of Sumerian city where daily both religious rituals and business transactions took place.
Ziggurats
400
An organized group of people appointed by a ruler to help him govern.
Bureaucracy
400
Jacob's favorite son, who was sold into slavery by his 10 jealous brothers, but eventually becomes the Prime Minister of Egypt?
Joseph
400
Name the large body of water north of Egypt that the Nile River flows into?
The Mediterranean Sea
500
The Sumerians wrote this wedge-shaped writing on clay tablets using a stylus.
Cuneiform
500
The Sumerian god of the sky who was believed to rule over all of the other gods.
Anu
500
Hammurabi had about how many laws carved into stone, supposedly given to him by the sum god Shamash?
About 300 laws
500
Who was the chief god the Canaanites?
Baal
500
The body of water that the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow out of and into Mesopotamia.
The Persian Golf