Civilizations Emerges in Mesopotamia
A region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) to the Persian Gulf.
What is Fertile Crescent?
Idea or way of doing things that is similar to another culture.
What is Cultural Trait?
A professional permanent army composed of full-time career soldiers, and not disbanded during times of peace.
What is Standing Army ?
A person believed to be chosen by god as a messenger to bring truth to the people.
Who is Prophet?
The escape from slavery in Egypt.
What is Exodus?
A wide, flat plain in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in present-day Iraq.
What is Mesopotamia?
A set of rules that controlled laws in the Babylonian Empire.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
An act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration
What is Tribute?
Religious teachers, recorded oral law that they believed had come down from the teachings of Moses.
Who is Rabbi?
First five books of the Hebrew Bible.
What is Torah?
An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.
What is City-State?
Idea that all members of society should follow the rules.
What is Rule of Law?
A system of money in general use in a particular country.
What is Currency?
A text finished around 600 CE, is a collection of oral teachings and commentaries about the Hebrew Bible and Jewish law.
What is Talmud?
Ideas on right and wrong.
What is Ethics?
A brick, pyramid - shaped Mesopotamian temple.
What is Ziggurat?
To control or influence.
What is Govern?
A select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society.
What is Elite?
A weekly day of rest.
What is Sabbath?
Belief that there is only one God.
What is Monotheism?
Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things.
What is Cuneiform?
Independent state that works with others.
Who is Ally?
To make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it.
What is Reform ?
Acting or living in an ethically right way and obeying God's law.
What is Righteousness?
A binding agreement.
What is Covenant?