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100
In Mesopotamia, temples to the gods were built on towers called
Ziggurats
100
Long ago, hunter gatherers in N Africa and Southwest Asia lived along 3 great rivers. Name them
Nile, Euphrates, Tigris
100
Who is the Egyptian sun god?
Who is RE
100
The holy book of Islam is called the
What is the Koran
200
The Sumerians used a system of writing called ___________ to write on soft clay tablets.
What is Cuniform?
200
The soil of the desert region of North Africa is very fertile
False
200
Pyramids were built for what
afterlife
200
Belief in one god
What is monotheism
200
The earliest monotheistic religion that developed in and around Jerusalem was __________
What is Judaism?
300
Name an early emperor of Mesopotamia that came up with a system of laws:
Hammurabi
300
What is Hammurabi's famous quote?
What is an eye for an eye
300
Ancient Egypt developed and grew because of the gifts of the
What is the Nile
300
Christianity is based off of the teachings of Jesus
True
300
What are the 5 pillars of faith?
see book
400
Why did early civilization form along the Mediterranean?
fertile, water, resources, trade
400
Who were the first inhabitants of Mesopotamia
Who is the Sumerians
400
The ancient Egyptians made writing material out of a plant called
What is Papyrus
400
The decendents of Abraham became known as the Jewish people.
True
400
any government ruled by a religious leader
What is a theocracy
500
Someone who keeps records for society in ancient Mesopotamia
scribe
500
Farmers on the Nile must use irrigation year round
False
500
a method of bringing water to dry land
What is irrigation
500
If you believe in more than one God
Polytheism
500
Muslims were very goog at preserving what
knowledge
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