Mesopotamia Pt. 1
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The Land Between Two Rivers
What did ziggurats symbolize?
Gods
How many commandments were there?
10
Who was the father of the Hebrews?
Abraham
What were two rivers that surrounded Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Ziggurats offered a place to... what?
Worship (gods)
What are the 1st three commandments?
1. You shall have no other god before Me
2. You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain
3. Remember to keep the sabbath day holy (Sunday)
What is the belief in only one God?
Monotheism
Mesopotamia is also called the... what?
Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamians didn't invent anything we still use today. True or False?
False
What are the 4th, 5th, and 6th commandments?
4. Honor your father and mother
5. You shall not kill
6. You shall not commit adultery
What is a covenant?
An agreement (usually with God)
The silt the rivers carried built the shape of Mesopotamia into what shape?
Crescent shape
What are some inventions we still use today that Mesopotamians invented?
The wheel, plow, calendar, writing system, and levees
What are the 7th, 8th, and 9th commandments?
7. You shall not steal
8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
9. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife
Who led the Israelites from Egypt, and received the 10 commandments?
Moses
What were temples built atop of increasingly smaller platforms?
Ziggurats
What were levees used for?
To control water
What is the 10th and final commandment?
10. You shall not covet your neighbor's goods
What are the 1st 5 books of the bible called?
The Torah