vocabulary
what is the Fertile crescent?
What is......
A curved region with rich soil in the Middle East
What is Canaan?
What is....
Eastern Mediterranean land in which Abraham resettled around 1800 B.C.
Who is Abraham?
What is....
A shepherd living in Ur who is considered by Jewish people to be the first Jew
What is Judaism?
What is....
the monotheistic religion founded by Abraham
What caused the growth of civilizations in Mesopotamia?
The civilizations in Mesopotamia grew because of the law systems that promoted efficiency, irrigation canals that created more food for larger populations, the plow which allowed for planting more crops faster, and the surplus of products and resources for trade.
What is Mesopotamia?
What is....
An area of flat land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What is Israel?
What is....
A Jewish kingdom in southwestern Asia founded by David
Who is Moses?
What is....
A Hebrew prophet and teacher who led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt and received the Ten commandments from God
What are the Ten commandments?
What is....
A set of laws that provides guidance for the worship of God and rules for moral behavior
Describe the religion in Mesopotamia?
The religion of the Mesopotamians revolved around vengeful gods and goddesses. The Mesopotamians spent much of their time trying to please the dieties by giving sacrifices of food.
What is Sumer?
A region in southern Mespotamia that had powerful city-states
What is Phoenicia?
What is....
An ancient country on the Mediterranean sea, south of Asia Minor
Who is David?
What is....
The second king of Israel who unified the kingdom of Israel
What is the Torah?
What is....
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible
What are the achievements of Mesopotamia?
The achievements or legacies of the Mesopotamians are written language (Cuneiform), invention of the wheel, invention of the plow, system of law that included all social groups, and irrigation to name a few.
who is Akkad?
what is....
The first empire
Who is Sargon?
What is....
Akkadian king who united all of the city-states of Mesopotamia under his rule, forming the world's first empire
Who is Solomon?
What is....
The son of David and king of Israel
Where did the fist civilizations arise?
The first civilizations arose in the region known as Sumer in Southern Mesopotamia.
Who was king Hammurabi (he is a babylonian-not a mesopotamian)
King Hammurabi was the emperor of Babylon and known for his code of law.
What is Babylon?
What is....
A city-state in Mesopotamia?
Who is Hammurabi?
What is....
King of Babylon who came to rule all of Mesopotamia and established a written code of laws known as the code of Hammurabi
What is The code of Hammurabi?
What is....
A set of laws established by Hammurabi
How did Mesopotamian farmers use the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to solve the problem of low rainfall?
The Mesopotamian farmers created irrigation canals to solve the problem of living in a desert.
How has the code of Hammurabi influenced modern law?
The Code of Hammurabi has influenced modern law by the idea of being fair and the idea of having consequences. Also, we use many of the laws from Hammurabi’s Code today such as it is against the law today to break into and take items from anothers house.