Vocabulary
a person skilled at a specialized trade or craft
Artisan
Which geographic characteristics allowed the first settlers to grow crops?
Fertile Soil and Access to Water
How did silt contribute to the agricultural advancements in the Fertile Crescent?
made the soil more fertile
the religion founded by Abraham in Canaan (ancient Israel)
Judaism
Where did many Jewish people move after the Roman invasion in 70 CE?
Egypt, Persia, and Europe
a self-governing region (called a state), consisting of a city and surrounding territory
City-State
The Fertile Crescent is located between what 2 rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
What type of government ruled the Sumerian civilization?
city states ruled by a king
the branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification
Metallurgy
What two items are part of the Mesopotamian writing system?
Writing clay tablets and Cunieforms
the long-term trends in weather elements and atmospheric conditions
Climate
What is the location of ancient Israel?
Along the East Mediteranian Sea
Sumerians believed in 1 or many gods?
Many gods
a form of government in which authority over the people is retained through a ruling family
Monarchy
Why is the Epic of Gilgamesh an important achievement?
oldest written long poem
a system of writing developed in Mesopotamia using wedge-shaped characters
Cuneiform
What are the mountains called along the fertile crescent?
Zagros
The Israelites believed in 1 or many gods?
1 god
the belief that there is only one God
Monotheism
The religion whose origin is connected in the test to the Israelites.
Jewish
a person, plant, or animal that is the offspring of a particular ancestor
descendant
Who is Hammurabi?
a Babylonian king
Descendants of Abraham’s grandson Jacob became known as
Israelites
the male head of a family or tribe
Patriarch
Abraham's grandson; descendants of Jacob became known as Israelites.
Jacob