Prehistory
The time before writing is called
Prehistory
What is the other name for Mesopotamia?
The land between two rivers
Monotheistic or polytheistic?
Monotheistic
Where is Egypt located?
Africa
The belief in only one God
Monotheistic
The Paleolithic Era is also called
The Old Stone Age
What written language was created in Sumer? (wedge shaped characters)
Cuneiform
Who is considered the original leader of the Hebrews?
Abraham
What do you call a king in Egypt?
Pharaoh
What are at least two of the main reasons that people settled along rivers?
Protection from enemies, fresh water for drinking, fresh water for crops
Name 3 things associated with the Neolithic Era
New stone age, agriculture, domestication, fire, oral language, settled communities
What is the name of the city-state that Hammurabi was the leader of?
Babylon
Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt during the Exodus?
Moses
What were pyramids used for?
Giant tombs
What was the other thing that the Phoenicians traded?
Purple dye
Where do scientists believe humans originated?
Africa
What is the name of the world's first written law code?
Hammurabi's Code
What are the moral law codes of Judaism called?
Ten Commandments
Egyptians believed that Pharaohs could rule in the afterlife as long as their bodies were preserved. What do we call this preservation?
Mummification
What place is south of Egypt that the Egyptians used as a source of slaves and raw materials?
Nubia
How did people get from Africa to other places such as the Americas?
The Bering Strait (ice bridge, land bridge)
What type of government did they have in Mesopotamia?
Independent city-states
What is the holy book of Judaism called?
The Torah
A form of government where God or the Gods are running the government.
Theocracy
Who created the first alphabet?
Phoenicians