Code
Define a code
An organized list of laws
CUNEIFORM
Phoenicians lived in present-day....
Lebanon
What is the Torah
Hebrew Bible
What are the 10 Commandments
a set of rules that details how Jewish people should act towards God and towards people
Who was Hammurabi
King of Babylonia
When did cuneiform first develop?
around 3100 BC
Phoenicians were traders in what region
Mediterranean
What is the word for BELIEF IN ONE GOD
Monotheism
Jews
What is Babylonia?
an empire in Mesopotamia
Phoenicians developed the first...
alphabet
what are two other names for Israelites
-Hebrews
-Jewish people
What is the definition of a prophet?
religious leaders who spoke on behalf of God
Approximately how many laws did Hammurabi's Code have?
300 laws
what was the significance of the Phoenician alphabet? (2 things)
-It allowed more people to read/write, rather than just scribes.
-It simplified trade between people who spoke different languages.
Who was the leader of the Israelites who led them out of Mesopotamia into Canaan?
Abraham
Rich and powerful people should protect the poor and weak.
All people are equal before God.
True or false: HC is the oldest what...
organized and recorded set of laws in the world
Phoenicians were famous for trading what
-wood
-purple cloth
What is the definition of exile?
To force people to live in another place
List three groups of people who exiled the Jews
Assyrians
Babylonians
Romans