Sources
What kind of source is created by someone who experienced an event?
Primary Source
Near what two rivers did Sumerians live?
Tigris and Euphrates
My adventures were recorded in a long poem.
Gilgamesh
God promised to bless the world through my family.
Abraham
The scattering of God's people from their homeland
Diaspora
What kind of source is created by someone who didn't experience an event?
Secondary Source
Mesopotamia means
Land between two rivers
I created the world's first empire.
Sargon
God used me to lead my people out of slavery.
Moses
I go by two names. One of my names is Jacob. What is the other name?
Israel
Is a diary a Primary or Secondary source?
Primary
What is an area of rich soil in the middle east, stretching from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Fertile Crescent
I built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for my wife.
Nebuchadnezzar
I united the tribes of Israel and made Jerusalem the capital.
David
Egyptian writing using pictures and symbols
Hieroglyphics
Is your Hammurabi's Code a Primary or Secondary source?
Primary
What is irrigation and why was it important to Mesopotamia?
A way to bring water from the river into different parts of town. It helped control flooding and bring water to crops.
I became pharaoh because of my military strength, and I conquered a lot of territory.
Ramses
I built the First Temple in Jerusalem.
Solomon
Oval name tag for a pharaoh
Cartouche
Is the Book: Who Was King Tut? by Roberta Edwards a Primary or Secondary Source
What was the form of writing in Mesopotamia and who knew how to use it?
Cuneiform by Scribes
I shocked all of Egypt when I changed my nation's religion by practicing monotheism.
Akhenaten
I was the first king of Israel.
Saul
Inundation
Flooding season