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100
A large tomb
What is pyramid?
100
Civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
100
An early form of paper made from a plant
What is papyrus?
100
What Muslims call their god
What is Allah
200
Ruler of Egypt
What is a pharoah?
200
The murder of 6 millions Jews in the 1940's
What is the Holocaust?
200
Religion that was first practiced in the Middle East called Isrealites
What is Judaism?
200
holiest day in Judaism
What is Yom Kippur
300
A form of writing recorded on clay tablets
What is cuneiform?
300
The scattering of Jews to countries in many parts of the world
What is Diaspora?
300
Rich farmland where Mesopotamia was at
What is the Fertile Crescent
300
Contains 5 books of Moses along with books of laws and teachings
What is the Torah
400
Belief in one supreme God
What is monotheism?
400
Ruled by an individual who was both the religions leader and the king
What is theocracy?
400
Day celebrated by Christians when Jesus rose from the dead
What is Easter
400
The Quran contains revelations made by who
Who is Muhammad
500
Helped crack the code for hieroglyphics
What is Rosetta Stone?
500
A follower of Jeses
What is a disciple?
500
Greatest king of Babylon
Who was Hammarabi?
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