Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Sumerians/Babylonians
Hebrews/Phoenicians
Geography
100
What does fertile mean?
Rich, as in soil.
100
What is the difference between polytheism and monotheism.
Polytheism is the worship of many gods. Monotheism is the worship of one god.
100
What is the highest building the Sumerians built to worship their gods?
A ziggurat
100
What was Judaism?
The Hebrew's religion.
100
Where was the fertile crescent and how did it get it's name?
was in southwestern Asia, stretched from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers to the mouth of the Persian Gulf. The fertile crescent got it's name because of it's fertile soil and it's crescent shape.
200
What is it called when an area of land has it's own form of government and traditions? It is an individual unit.
a city state
200
What were scribes?
Professional writers.
200
what does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between the rivers
200
Who was Abraham?
Considered by Jewish people to be the first Jew.
200
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Mesopotamia= The land between the rivers.
300
What is Carthage?
A major trading posts that the Phoenicians created.
300
What is surplus?
An extra supply
300
What was the Sumerian language called?
Cuneiform
300
What was the most important colony to the Phoenicians?
Carthage. Which is located in North Africa.
300
Where was Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamia is in the central area of the Fertile Crescent and is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
400
What did the Sumerians make to solve their problem of not having enough water for their plants?
Irrigation Systems
400
What is a civilization?
A group of people who have a complex and organized society within a culture
400
Who was Hammurabi? How did the Code of Hammurabi influence our law systems today?
A king of Babylon and established the Code Of Hammurabi. Our law system is based on the C.O.H but modified for modern standards. Both laws maintain order and justice for the country/area
400
What was the Phoenicians alphabet and how did they share their ideas?
The Phoenician alphabet consisted of 22 simple characters but no only consonant. No vowels.
400
Why was the Fertile Crescent an ideal location for farming?
The rivers provided a permanent source of fresh water and provided fertile soil for farming uses?
500
what is the meaning of kingship?
The right to rule was god given
500
What is a dynasty?
A ruling family
500
What was the code of Hammurabi?
The code of Hammurabi was a set of 282 laws. The code gave structure to the Babylonians. The purpose was to destroy the evil and wicked and to make sure the strong don't mistreat the weak.
500
How did the Hebrew religion differ from previous religions?
The Hebrews were monotheistic and previous civilizations were polytheistic. The Hebrews were the 1st civilization to be monotheistic.
500
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