Quiz 2
A particular preference or point of view
Bias
Conflict
A struggle between opposing forces
turning point
the point in a work in which a very significant change occurs
urban
characteristic of a city or town.
Women in Babylon
1. More rights than most in ancient societies
2. could own property
3. keep their own money
4. Could NOT choose their own husbands
your perspective
point of view
cooperation
working together for the good of all
settlement
A permanent collection of buildings and inhabitants.
adapt
to adjust or change to suit conditions
city-state
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
compare and contrast
similarities and differences
Interconnectedness
being connected with each other through communication, technology, trade
Revolution
a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
crops
plants that are grown for food
Judaism
A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament.
an event that causes an important change
turning point
Ideas and Beliefs
religion and customs
modify
change
reliable
trustworthy
Monotheism
Belief in one God
The reason something happens and the result of it happening.
cause and effect
Scarcity
Limited resources
River Valley
a type of civilization that developed near or around a major river and considered the earliest known large human civilizations
Fertile Crescent
A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
Jewish Diaspora
the scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland beginning about 586 BCE