Sumerians
Assyrians
Babylonians
Phoenicians
Israelites
100
What is polytheism?
Belief in many gods.
100
What is an empire?
An area of many peoples and territories controlled by one government. The government gained power through force.
100
The first set of written laws are known as_______.
Hammurabi's Code.
100
This Phoenician invention was made from snails.
Dye.
100
What is the name of the Israelite religion?
Judaism.
200
Mesopotamia is located between what two rivers?
The Tigris and the Euphrates.
200
Name two Assyrian war techniques.
Battering ram, archery, sling shots, chariots, armor.
200
What is a code?
A written list of laws.
200
The Phoenicians used their sea power to become masters of ________.
Trade.
200
This idea is the basis of three major modern religions.
Monotheism.
300
Scribes wrote using a system of lines and wedges known as __________.
Cuneiform.
300
Assyria was known for being skilled in what two areas?
War and learning.
300
What is a bazaar?
A market.
300
What is the most famous Phoenician invention? (Hint: it made communication easier and is still used in many forms today.)
The alphabet.
300
What is a famine?
When there is little food and many people starve.
400
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an example of a ___________.
Myth.
400
What is a city-state? Give three examples of city-states from Mesopotamia.
A city that is also a separate, independent state. Babylonia, Sumer, Assyria.
400
What is a caravan?
A group of travelers looking to trade.
400
How did the Phoenicians maintain control of the Mediterranean Sea?
They made up stories about sea monsters to scare off the competition.
400
The Assyrians forced the Israelites to live in another place. This is known as ________.
Exile.
500
The Fertile Crescent is located in what part of the world?
Southwest Asia, the Middle East.
500
What two groups of people overthrew the Assyrians?
Medes and the Chaldeans.
500
What is Hammurabi's most famous law?
An eye for an eye.
500
Name two major cities in Phoenicia.
Sidon and Tyre.
500
The holy book of the Israelites is known as the ______. It contains these laws.
Torah, Ten Commandments.
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