Geography & its Features & You
Which Geographic Feature is filled with sand?
Desert
How did people get their food in the Paleolithic era?
Hunting and Gathering
What turning point caused the Neolithic Revolution?
(What did people learn to do for the first time?)
Agriculture / Farming
Where in the world was the Babylonian Empire?
Middle East
Fertile Crescent
What is the Jewish Sacred Text called?
The Torah
Which is larger, a Sea or an Ocean?
People who move from place to place in search of food.
Which geographic feature did Neolithic civilizations build near?
Rivers
What is the Code of Hammurabi
a set of laws for the Babylonian Empire
Name one major figure in Judaism.
Abraham
Moses
Which continent is the Middle East on?
Asia
Where did people migrate from after the Ice Age?
Africa
What were Neolithic tools used for?
Agriculture / Farming
Who was the 6th King of Babylon who wrote the first major code of laws?
Hammurabi
What is the Jewish Code of Conduct?
What are the three major continents we will discuss throughout this class?
Africa, Asia, Europe
What were Paleolithic tools made of?
Irrigation
Canals
Ditches
Reliable Flooding
How did Hammurabi Expand the Babylonian Empire?
He used diplomacy, war, and laws to create stability.
Who conquered the Israelites?
Babylonian Empire
What are the four cardinal directions?
North, South, East, and West.
(Never Eat Soggy Waffles)
When was the Paleolithic Era?
2,000,000 BCE - 9,000 BCE
What was Babylonian economy based on?
Food!
Agriculture
Crops
What is the Jewish Diaspora?