Questions
What river's name of the Fertile Crescent means "arrow"?
Tigris
Plant used for making a paper-like material
A seal is an instrument used to stamp an article or ______________.
Document
Citizen of Ur; father of the Jewish nation
Abraham
Most important and best-preserved ancient city in Mesopotamia.
Ur
A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
Peninsula
Small, rich nation on the western coast of Asia Minor
Lydia
What river's name of the Fertile Crescent means "that which makes fruitful"?
Euphrates
Picture of what the writer was trying to represent
Pictograph
The first known civilization to develop and use writing was the _____________.
Sumerians
Ur-Nammu
Canaan
Group of nations, countries, or kingdoms under the control of a single ruler.
Empire
Early seaport and shipbuilding center
Byblos
What do we call a group of people who share a culture?
Civilization
Wedge-shaped writing of Sumer
Cuneiform
The most common type of seal in Sumer was a _____________ seal.
Cylinder
People whose ships connected the civilizations of the Middle East through trade and travel; first great sea traders of the ancient world.
Phoenecians
Best-preserved ziggurat in Mesopotamia
Ziggurat of Ur
To trade or exchange goods without the use of money
Barter
Ancient civilization along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Sumer
What is another name for the Cradle of Civilization; a long, curved strip of land in western Asia known for its rich soil and historic past?
Sea snail from which purple dye was made
Murex
Superstition is a belief that is based on _______ and ignorance rather than truth.
Fear
Some of the earliest-known occupants of Asia Minor
Hittites
Southern part of Sumer
Chaldea
Crossroads of the Ancient World; where Africa, Asia, and Europe meet
Middle East
Trading post; one of the greatest cities of ancient times
Carthage
What is the name for the area of the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, translated to "between the rivers" in English?
Mesopotamia
Arab nomads who wander from place to place with their herds and belongings
Bedouins
The last king of Lydia was ________.
Croesus
British archaeologist who excavated Ur
Sir Leonard Woolley
Large peninsula surrounded by the Mediterranean, Black, and Aegean Seas
Asia Minor
A tall Sumerian temple
Ziggurat
Phoenician cities famous for producing purple dye and blown glass
Tyre and Sidon