Short Answer 1
A payment from one nation to another
tribute
What was the center of the ancient world, was the land the God promised to Isreal
Canaan
An organized group of people appointed by a ruler to help him govern
bureaucracy
What son of Adam and Eve built a foundation of rebellion against God
Cain
A group of people living in its own land with its own government
nation state
What was established to teach the sanctity of human life?
Capital punishment
The rule by one city or people who think of themselves as one and act in history as a unit
nation
W what abbreviation before a date means "in the year of our Lord"
AD
The way of life of a group of people
culture
What abbreviations after a date means "before the birth of Christ"
BC
The scattering of people over the earth
dispersion
What ruler united all of Mesopotamia under his rules
Hammurabi
a wedge shaped writing
cuneiform
What book of the bible gives us an account from the beginning
Genesis
What area of land means "land between the river"
Mesopotamia
What French scholar deciphered the Rosetta Stone
Jean Francis Champollion
What Greek historian wrote about ancient Egypt
Herodotus
What is the longest river in the world
Nile
Who did God use to direct his children out of Egypt
Moses
What son of Jacob was sold into slavery and became the chief assistant to an Egyptian king
Joseph
Items that best describe Egyptian civilization
dynasties, hieroglyphs, medical advances and pyramids
The old, middle and new kingdoms are the three dimensions of what ancient history
Egypt's
Where did Noah and his family settle after the Flood
Shinar
The leader of the Tower of Babel
Nimrod
The most important part of culture is how people relate to
God