Origins of Judaism
IRV Geography
IRV Cities
IRV Economy
Other Vocabulary
100
Judaism's most sacred text, consisting of the first five book of the Jewish Bible
What is the Torah?
100
The large landmass that is part of a continent, but is separated by large mountain ranges.
What is a subcontinent?
100
The names of the two cities that have been found in the Indus River Valley that tell us more about the life of the people.
What is Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
100
The two main types of economy for the IRV.
What is farming and trading?
100
The escape of the Israelites from Egypt.
What is the Exodus?
200
The first religion to believe in monotheism
What is Judaism?
200
A river located on the western side of India.
What is the Indus River?
200
A pool of waterproof brick that contains a drainage system that was thought to have been used for religious rituals or for hygienic purposes.
What is the Great Bath?
200
How did traders travel to foreign places?
What is by boat, cart led by oxen, or walking.
200
A strong wind that blows in one direction in the summer and in another direction in the winter with drenching rain.
What is a monsoon?
300
The person who introduced the idea of believing in one god and created a covenant with God.
Who is Abraham?
300
The highest mountain range in the world, which forms a natural barrier between India and Asia. It also contains Mount Everest, the tallest mountain peak.
What is the Himalaya Mountains?
300
A fortress built to protect the city.
What is the citadel?
300
Fruits such as the date or melon, vegetables, wheat, and barley.
What is the different types of food people grew?
300
The Sea that the Indus River flows into.
What is the Arabian Sea?
400
The person who led the Israelites out of Egypt and also received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
Who is Moses?
400
A mountain range that separates India from the rest of Asia. It is not the tallest mountain range in the world.
What is the Hindu Kush Mountains?
400
A building found in the Indus River Valley that was thought to possibly store grain.
What is the Granary?
400
Small blocks of stone with pictures or writing impressed on it used for trade.
What is a stamp seal?
500
The person who united the Israelites and made Jerusalem the capital.
Who is King David?
500
A desert in Northern India that does not receive much rain and is extremely dry.
What is the Thar Desert?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!! List an artifact that an archaeologist has found in either Mohenjo-Daro or Harappa AND explain what it tells us about the people of the IRV.
What is either: Stamp seal- This tells us that people traded to foreign places because the seals have been found in places like Mesopotamia. Beaded jewelry- This tells us that women wore jewelry, which were made of precious stones, which are natural resources to the IRV. Statue of a man- This tells us how men may have looked or dressed in ancient times. They may have had short beards, hair tied back, and patterned robes. Great Bath- This building explains to us that people may have used it for religious rituals or for hygienic purposes. They may have used it regularly because archaeologists found dressing rooms nearby. There is also a 6-foot drain in the center of the pool, which shows that they valued clean water.
500
What are the two pieces of proof that support that the people of IRV traded with Mesopotamia?
What is that stamp seals have been found in Mesopotamia, and that scribes in Mesopotamia wrote records of trading, which were found in that region.
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