Geography of Ancient Mesopotamia
Civilization in Mesopotamia
Conquests & Empires
The Ancient Israelites
The Phoenicians & Lydians
100
Long times with little or no rain
What are Droughts?
100
A person who writes things for others.
What is a Scribe?
100
The collection of laws compiled by a Babylonian leader.
What is the Code of Hamurabi?
100
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
What is the Torah?
100
A settlement separate from, but under the control of, a home country.
What is a Colony?
200
The use of connected ditches, canals, dams, and dikes to move water to dry areas.
What is Irrigation?
200
A type of government in which one person has complete authority.
What is Monarchy?
200
To take over the land of others.
What is to Conquer?
200
The journey of the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan.
What is the Exodus?
200
The exchange of one good or service for another.
What is Barter?
300
A rich mixture of bits of rock and soil, left after floodwaters drained back into the river.
What is Silt?
300
A generalized society with developed forms of religion, ways of governing, and learning.
What is Civilization?
300
A conquered land of many peoples and places governed by one ruler.
What is an Empire?
300
Belief in one God.
What is Monotheism?
300
An economic system based on the use of money.
What is Money Economy?
400
A high, flat area of land.
What is a Plateau?
400
People who buy and sell goods to make a living.
What is a Merchant?
400
Fair treatment under the law.
What is Equal Justice?
400
Jewish house of worship.
What is a synagogue?
400
The spreading of new ideas to other places.
What is Cultural Diffusion?
500
A low, flat land formed from fine soils deposited by rivers.
What is an Alluvial Plain?
500
A huge mud-brick temple.
What is a Ziggurat?
500
A ruler of an empire.
Who is an Emperor?
500
The settling of Jews outside of Israel.
What is Diaspora?
500
Early traders used this to guide their ships at night.
What is the North Star?
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