Writing
Babylonia
Geography
Religion
Misc.
100
a professional writer
What is a scribe
100
the capital of Babylonia; a city of great wealth
What is Babylon
100
a region in Southwest Asia; site of the first civilizations
What is Fertile Crescent
100
a religious leader who is regarded as someone who speaks for God or a god
Who is a prophet
100
The Israelites originally left Canaan for Egypts because of ________ which means _________.
What is famine, a time of starvation or little food
200
Scribes kept records for who
Who are kings and priests
200
An area of many territories and peoples that is controlled by one government.
What is empire
200
The word "Mesopotamia" means
What is "land between two rivers"
200
a belief in one god is called ________ and the belief in many gods is called __________
What is montheism, polytheism
200
The Phoenicians helped spread civilization throughout the __________ area by using _________ to trade goods.
What is Mediterranean, ships
300
This alphabet made it easier for people in the ancient world to learn to read and write
What is the Phoenician alphabet
300
A market selling different kinds of goods.
What is bazaar
300
Rivers in the Fertile Crescent created very rich _________ which helped civilizations develop.
What is farmland
300
a traditional story; in some cultures a legend that explains people's beliefs
What is a myth
300
The settleman of Canaan was one of the major events in the history of what group?
What are Israelites
400
An important advantage of the Phoenician alphabet was it was more simple than
What is cuneiform
400
The king of Babylon from about 1792 to 1750 B.C.; creator of the Babylonian empire
Who is Hammurabi
400
This invention allowed people to move away from rivers and still be able to farm
What is irrigation
400
These people were unique in the ancient world for only worshipping one god
Who is the Israelites
400
Disputes over __________ and ___________ were the main cause of wars between the Sumerian city-states
What is land and water
500
Three early uses of writing are
What is taxes, marriages/death, livestock records
500
Babylon was a crossroads of trade because of its location between cities to the ________ and _________.
What is north and south
500
Hammurabi united ________'s city-states into one large empire
What is Sumer
500
the scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs is called
What is diaspora
500
The Babylonians and the Israelites both lived according to a _______ of _________.
What is code of laws
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