Mesopotamia
Drinking water, water for crops, major transport and trade routes.
Why did civilizations establish themselves around rivers?
They believed the gods controlled everything and showed their expressions by controlling the Nile. The Egyptians used the Nile for crops, transport, and trade.
what ways could the Nile River have been connected to sustaining both physical and spiritual life in ancient Egypt?
A group of countries controlled by one person
What is an empire?
They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering.
What are the 4 Noble Truths?
They Claim he is the person who all Jews descend from
Who is Abraham?
They are the only ones who can keep records for people like rulers and merchants, being the only few literate ones in a time when most weren't.
Why were scribes so highly regarded in ancient cultures?
Tombs for dead pharaohs
What were Egyptian Pyramids?
A story of two brothers who wanted to build a city on a river, but one killed the other in a quarrel
What is Romulus and Remus?
An old man, a sick man, a poor man, and a dead man
What did Siddhartha Gautama see when he left his palace?
Jews don't have to be religious, sometimes people are Jewish by birth but don't do any Jewish practices.
What is ethnic Judaism?
they had significant rights, could own businesses, buy and sell land, live on their own, and initiate divorce.
In Ancient Mesopotamia, how was 'power' assigned“?
Ra and Osiris, ruler of the sun and ruler of the underworld
What were Egyptian gods?
Twelve slabs of stone with laws written out
What are the 12 Tables?
Right understanding, thought, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration.
What is the "8 Fold Path"?
The Jewish Day of Rest. Inspired by the story where God creates the world in six days and rests on the seventh
What is Shabbat?
The four castes sorted everyone into a rank from most to least importance/authority
How did the caste system organize society in Ancient India?
The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
How is Egyptian history divided?
Why were Rome and Carthage rivals (before the Punic Wars)?
Profession of Faith (Shahada)
Prayer (Salat)
Alms (Zakat)
Fasting (sawm)
Pilgrimage (hajj)
what are the 5 Pillars of Islam?
The Western Wall of The Temple Mount.
What is the holiest place a Jew can pray?
their life revolves around the
Why did priests live so close to the Ziggurats (temple)?
A big slab of stone with hieroglyphics, Demotic, and ancient Greek
What was the Rosetta Stone?
The Romans mixed other materials in with normal concrete to make it stronger
What is a Roman invention?
The religious text of islam
What is the Quaran?
The Talmud
What is the Jewish religious text