Section 1
A professional writer.
Why was the location of Babylon important?
The roads made travel easier, making travel easier.
Define code.
An organized list of laws and rules.
What is a famine?
a time when there is so little food that many people starve.
What is a covenant?
A binding agreement
What region is Sumer located in?
Mesopotamia.
What is a caravan?
What was Hammurabi's main idea of Hammurabi's Code?
An eye for an eye.
Define exile.
To force someone to live in another country.
What did God give to Moses?
The Decalogue of Commandments.
How did Sumerians practice their religion?
They built ziggurats for the gods and goddesses.
Who created the Babylonian Empire?
groups of wedges and lines used to write several languages of the Fertile Crescent.
How did Phonicia become powerful?
It traded its rich wood and snails for dying clothes.
Who exiled the Jews from Jerusalem?
The Romans.
Define city-state.
A city that is also a separate, independent state.
Which two groups joined together to defeat the Assyrian Empire in 612 B.C.?
Medes and Chaldeans.
What were some of the uses of writing in Sumer?
Letters, legal documentation, etc.
How did the Phonecians prevent other people from using their trade route?
They told fake stories of a monster to scare away the foreigners.
Define diaspora.
The scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs.
What were the two major rivers of Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates River.
Define Zoroastrianism.
A religion that developed in ancient Persia.
Was Hammurabi's Code fair?
No, even if a surgeon made a mistake with a life threatening surgery, his hand would be cut off.
Who brought the Israelites from MESOPOTAMIA to Canaan?
Abraham!
How were history and religion closely connected to Israelites?
Each events showed God's plan for the Israelite people.