Mesopotamian Empires
What is the first known empire founded in 2340 BC
Akkad/ Akkadian Empire
Which River valley was formed on the Tigris and Euphrates?
Mesopotamia
What is the difference between polytheistic & monotheistic?
Belief and worship of multiple gods, vs , Belief in one God
What religion did the Israelites practice
Judaism
What king created the first code of law, and in what empire.
King Hammurabi, and the Babylonian Empire
What Empire is known best for their army and their ability to wage war?
Assyrians
A series of rulers from the same family is called
A dynasty
Whos is the founder of Judaism
Abraham
Early Hebrews live in modern day
Isreal
Where did the first form of writing originate from
Mesopotamia
The AKkadian Empire was led by
King Sargon of Akkad
Egyptian ruler is know as
The Pharaoh
Which religion uses the 8 fold path?
Buddhism
Why did the Israelites go to Egypt
Famine
Form of writing created by Egyptians
Hieroglyphics
What is the Assyrian Capital
Nineveh
Name 3 out of the 4 River Valley Civilizations.
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
CHina
What is the name of the sacred book of Islam(EXP. Christians-Bible)
The Quran
The Phoenicians established colonies around what sea
The Mediterranean
In the capital of the Assyrian empire, Nineveh, what could be found that keep record of the people?
A library
The common problem that all of the Mesopotamian empires had difficulty with was..
controlling such a large area of land
What is this called
Ziggurat
Muslims face this city when they pray,
Mecca
The most important rules for Hebrews were given to Moses and named-
The 10 Commandments
Who developed the first alphabet
Phoenicians