The Sumerians
Euphrates and Tigris
Were the Akkadians related to the Sumerians ?
no
What did the Persians develop that helped unify the Persian economy?
money
This expensive dye, made from murex snails, made the Phoenicians very wealthy. What color was the dye
purple
TRUE OR FALSE
The people who came to be called the Israelites were not related to other peoples of the Fertile Crescent.
False
Were the Sumerians the ones who invented the wheel and made bronze?
TRUE
Did the fertile Crescent have minerals ?
no
TRUE OR FALSE
The persian empire ruled with tolerance and wise governemnt
TRUE
The Phoenicians were famous for developing ______ that influenced Greek and Latin writing.
alphabet ( 22 letter system)
What is the Exodus?
An Israelite named Moses led his people out of Egypt and away from slavery,known as the Exodus.
What technologies did the Sumerians use that turned Mesopotamia into productive farmland ?
irrigation and seed funnel
Both the Sumerians and Akkadians did not use cuneiform!
( TRUE/FALSE)
FALSE
Persia’s rapid growth was due to :
its large and highly skilled standing army, a permanent army of professional soldiers.
Its intolerant ruler
A
The Phoenicians were expert sailors and traders, known for building this type of sturdy, fast vessel. What is it?
ships
Why did the Israelites move to Egypt?
Famine
TRUE OR FALSE
( DID SOUTHERN MESOPOTAMIA HAVE NO METAL ORES AND LITTLE WOOD OR STONE?)
TRUE
1) What was the Code of Hammurabi?
A way of coding secret messages
A written set of laws
A type of architecture that allowed for tall pyramids to be constructed
A means of communication using drums
A type of computer language
A written set of laws
A) The Assyrians were the first civilization in the world to develop silver working technology.
B) Iron was used exclusively for royal ceremonial items and was not widely available to the common soldier.
C) The Assyrians mass-produced iron weapons and armor, which was a key factor in the success of their large army.
D) The Assyrians primarily used bronze weapons and did not adopt iron technology until late in their history.
C
Did the Phonecians develop great knowledge of :
A)wind patterns and ocean currents.
B)Hammurabi's Laws
C) ride horses
D) swim with sharks
A
The Torah says that God then made a covenant(binding agreement ) with Abraham.
The agreement held that the land of WHAT would belong to Abraham’s descendants.
Canaan
Uruk
Who was the first Akkadian king who ruled the Sumerian states? How did he rule? What was his empire called?
Sargon, he appointed local rulers for many lands, and his empire was called the Akkadian Empire
To keep order in this large empire, what did the Persians do that involves local people?
To keep order in this large empire, the Persians gave local people some control over their own government.
Carthage
Solomon's descendants ruled the kingdom of WHAT in the south.
JUDAH. WHICH WAS LATER CONQUERED BY THE NEO BABYLONIANS. THEN EXILEEEEE