People
Geography
Religion
Civilizations' Achievements
Vocabulary
100
King of the Babylonians who established the first code of law
Who was Hammurabi
100
a region in Southwest Asia ; site of the world's first civilization.
What is the Fertile Crescent
100
a traditional story in some cultures that explains people's beliefs
What is a myth
100
The ancient Civilization who developed writing
Who are the Sumerians
100
the first form of writing
What is cuneiform
200
an Israelite leader who, according to the Torah, led the Israelites out of Egypt
Who is Moses
200
The river that is located to the north of Mesopotamia
What is the Tigris River
200
the belief in one God
What is monotheisim
200
a people who developed many weapons and conquered many lands
Who were the Assyrians
200
to force someone to live in another country
What is exile
300
These were two different groups of people who joined together to destroy the Assyrian empire
Who are the Chaldeans and the Medes
300
The river that is located to the south of Mesopotamia
What is the Euphrates River
300
a religious teacher who was regarded as someone who speaks for god
Who was a prophet
300
a people who's civilization became a center of learning in mathematics and astronomy
Who were the Babylonians
300
The scattering of people who have a common background or belief
What is diaspora
400
a group of travelers journeying together
What is a caravan
400
the area the Israelites eventually won a war on, regained land, and lived as a united nation
What is Canaan
400
The name given to the text in which early Israelites recorded events and laws
What is the Torah
400
A civilization whose people endured famine and slavery
Who were the Israelites
400
A market for selling different kinds of goods
What is a bazaar
500
People who made their living on the sea and made their boats out of cedar wood
Who were the Phoenicians
500
The body of water that the Phoenicians traveled on and established trade routes over
What is the Mediterranean Sea
500
The laws that Israelites believed God gave Moses are called
What are the Ten Commandments
500
This civilization was made up of sea people who developed an alphabet
Who were the Phoenicians
500
a person who is trained to read and write
What is a scribe
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