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What is the Euphrates river
Mesopotamia is located between two rivers the Tigris and what other river?
100
Hammurabi was the ruler of Babylonia around 1787 and he accomplished making his own code of laws and creating the Babylonian empire.
Who was Hammurabi,and what did he accomplish?
100
Groups of wedges and lines used to write several languages of the Fertile Crescent.
What is cuneiform?
100
It means that you force someone to live in another country.
What does it mean to exile someone?
100
A binding agreement.
What is a covenant?
200
Rich soil and life-giving rivers
What were some of the attractions that brought a swell to the population of Sumer?
200
Groups of travelers.
What is a caravan?
200
Rules that Hammurabi set down for everyone in his empire to follow.
What was Hammurabi's Code?
200
They sold their dyed cloth and the wood from their forests.
What merchandise did the Phoenicians sell?
200
Moses
Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?
300
It affected them in a good and bad way because for one it brought rich top soil for the farmers,but also it had a bad affect because they didnt know when it was gonna flood so sometimes it took away homes,people,and animals.
How did flooding affect the people of Mesopotamia?
300
The Medes and the Chaldeans.
Which two groups conquered the Assyrian empire?
300
It first developed around 3100 B.C. in Mesopotamia and it first developed from record keeping.
When, where, and how did writing first develop?
300
Their dyed cloth and the wood from their forests.
What resources did the Phoenicians first use to build their wealth?
300
The prophets told the Israelites how God wanted them to live.
What did the prophets tell the Israelites?
400
With its own special god or goddess,its own army, and eventually its own king.
How were the cities of Sumer governed?
400
They were good at war and they invented the battering ram which helped them knock down the walls of the enemy.
What were the strengths of the Assyrian Empire?
400
An organized list of laws and rules.
What is a code?
400
It was easier to learn the Phoenician alphabet.
How did the Phoenician alphabet differ from cuneiform script?
400
They preserved it by living together in close communities.
How did the Jews preserve their heritage?
500
Its wealth.
What weakened the cities of Sumer?
500
King of Babylonia
Who was Nebuchadnezzar II ?
500
The expression "an eye for an eye" means that punishment should be similar to the crime committed.
What does the expression "an eye for an eye" mean?
500
Hebrews
Who were the Israelites?
500
The Ten Commandments
What religious laws did the Israelites follow?
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