Mesopotamia
Egypt
Religion
Phoenicians
Writing
100
Curved shape of land between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers
What is the Fertile Crescent?
100
The king or ruler was called the _______.
Who is the Pharaoh?
100

What is the belief in a single god?

What is monotheism?

100
Phoenicians were master ____________.
What is ship builders?
100
Egyptian form of writing
What is hieroglyphics?
200
Sumerian temple; center of city life; stored grains
What is a ziggurat?
200
Egyptian gods were placed into the categories of ______ and ______.
What are sun gods and land gods?
200

The early history of the Hebrews is written in the ______. (First 5 books of the Old Testament)

What is the Torah?

200
Phoenicians created an alphabet to help them with _______.
What is trading?
200
Sumerian form of writing
What is cuneiform?
300
Co-ruled over Mesopotamian societies
Who are priests and military leaders?
300
The longest river in the world; vital to Egyptian life
What is the Nile River?
300
Who led slaves on an exodus from Egypt?
Who is Moses?
300
Phoenician traders spread their ______ to people with whom they traded.
What is alphabet system?
300
We base our alphabet on the alphabet of which group of people?
Who are the Phoenicians?
400
Ruler who united Mesopotamia under one rule; King of Babylon
Who is Hammurabi?
400
Process to ensure a person's spirit could return to their body after death
What is mummification?
400
Who built a temple in Jerusalem which housed the Ark of the Covenant?
Who is King Solomon?
400
Phoenicians are said to have sailed _____________ 2,500 years before anyone else.
What is the coast of Africa?
400
The development of cuneiform marked the beginning of ______________.
What is written history?
500
First set of written laws
What is Hammurabi's Code?
500
What were the benefits to having deserts on either side of Egypt?
What is protection from outside invaders?
500
Who was responsible for creating the concept of satan and angels?
Who is Zoroaster?
500
Phoenicians set up city-states and trading posts throughout the ___________.
What is the Mediterranean?
500
What language is represented in the image?
What is Phoenician alphabet?
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