Phoenicians
Mesopotamia
Hebrews
Sumerians
Law System
100
What was their most famous trading item?
Purple snail dye
100
What body of water bordered the Fertile Crescent?
Persian Gulf
100
How many sons did Jacob have?
12 Sons
100
What were the Sumerians famous for?
Written language
100
Who was King Hammurabi?
The King of Babylon
200
What were their two main skills or specialties?
Trade and sailing.
200
What does "Mesopotamia" mean?
"Between the rivers."
200
How many years did Jacob work to marry Rachel?
14 Years
200
What happened to the Sumerians in 1900BC?
They didn't exist anymore, they lived under the rule of someone else.
200
What happens if a free person helps a slave escape?
Free= death
300
What was their trade route?
Spain, all of the Mediterranean.
300
Name five groups of people that lived in Mesopotamia?
Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Hurrians, Kassites, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Persians, Mittanis.
300
How old was Sarah when she had her first son?
99 years old
300
Where was/were it located?
Tigris and Euphrates river valley; Iraq
300
Name 2 of the 10 Commandments
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400
What was their biggest invention?
The alphabet.
400
What was an important invention that developed from the people in Mesopotamia? Cuneiform writing, wheel transportation, irrigation.
Cuneiform writing, wheel transportation, irrigation.
400
What was Sarah's maids name; and what was the sons name?
Hagar; Ishmael
400
When did the Sumerians have trouble with politics?
3000-1900BC
400
What happens if a son slaps his father?
The hand will be cut off
500
When power diminished, what empire did they absorb into?
The Assyrian Empire.
500
What is the Mesopotamian religion based off of?
Animist ideas/spirits.
500
What is Monotheism?
The doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
500
Where did they migrate from?
Asian minor
500
What are the first 3 Commandments?
1. Have no Gods before him 2. Do no worship idols 3. Do not take Lord's name in vain
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