Mesopotamia #1
Mesopotamia #2
Egypt #1
Egypt #2
Judaism
100
This was the form of writing in ancient Mesopotamia?
What is cuneiform?
100
These are the two rivers around which Mesopotamian civilization was centered.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
100
They were the rulers of ancient Egypt.
Who are the pharaohs?
100
This was the ancient Egyptian form of writing.
What are hieroglyphics?
100
Judaism is this type of religion, meaning that Jews believe in only one god.
What is monotheistic?
200
Ancient Mesopotamians were believers in this type of religion, meaning that they believing in more than one god.
What is polytheism?
200
This was the series of written down laws from Babylonia.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
200
This is the term for a triangular area of fertile marshland at the mouth of some rivers.
What is a delta?
200
This was the river around which Egyptian civilization was centered.
What is the Nile?
200
This was the capital city of the Kingdom of Israel (and the modern state of Israel).
What is Jerusalem?
300
The Persians practiced this, where subjected people were allowed to continue to preserve their own culture.
What is religious tolerance?
300
These were the pyramid temples built in Mesopotamia.
What are ziggurats?
300
This is the city where the Great Pyramids were built.
What is Giza?
300
This was the fertile soil deposited by the annual floods which allowed Egyptians to farm in the desert.
What is silt?
300
This is the Jewish holy text.
What is the Torah?
400
This was the epic poem from Mesopotamia, which is one of the oldest surviving pieces of literature.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
400
This religion, developed by a Persian, centered around one god (Ahura Mazda) who was in an eternal battle against evil forces.
What is Zoroastrianism?
400
This was the neighboring kingdom to the south of Egypt.
What is Nubia?
400
Because of his age during his rule, King Tut is commonly known as the "this" king.
What is the Boy King?
400
The people who founded Judaism were the Israelites, also known as this.
What are the Hebrews?
500
Of all of the various civilizations which made up Mesopotamia, this was the first.
What is Sumeria?
500
This was the wonder of the ancient world built by Nebuchadnezzar for his wife.
What were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
500
She was the first female ruler of Egypt.
Who is Hatshepsut?
500
The Egyptian afterlife was also known as the Field of These.
What are reeds?
500
He was the founder of Judaism, with whom God make one of these (a promise). **NEED TWO ANSWERS**
Who is Abraham? What is a covenant?
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