10 Commandments
Land Between Two Rivers
Babylonia and Assyria
Rise of the Israelites
Vocabulary
100
Melissa has a curfew of 12:00 on the weekends, but rarely ever comes home on time. Her parents have given her repeated warnings and have even resorted to grounding her. But it hasn’t worked. Melissa continuously shows up late, and says horrible things to her mom and dad. What commandment is she breaking
Honor your father and mother.
100
What are the names of the main "two rivers" in Ancient Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
100
The city of _______________ was the center of the Babylonian empire.
What is Babylon
100
Abraham led his people to a belief in one God. This practice is called _________________.
What is Monotheism
100
Professional writer
What is scribe
200
Jackson loves to play golf, but hates walking while he plays it. He has always wanted to have a golf cart, but doesn’t have enough money to buy it. However, he has noticed that the golf course he usually plays at rarely takes the keys out of their carts. He knows that if he is careful, he could drive away in one, and finally have his golf cart he desires so much. If Jackson carries out of his devious plot, what commandment would he break?.
Do not steal
200
Mesopotamia is a part of a larger area called the _____________ _______________.
What is Fertile Crescent
200
The greatest king of the New Babylonian empire was _______________________.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar
200
Stories about gods that explain people's beliefs
What is myth
300
Rob and Janice are regular church attenders. However, Rob loves football. During every Sunday in the fall, Rob watches 10 straight hours of football and follows his 3 fantasy football teams. One day, Janice tells Rob that instead of watching football he needs to go with her to church. Rob doesn’t know what to do. Football or Church? According to the Ten Commandments, if Rob chooses football, what commandment would he be breaking?...
Honor the sabbath
300
Some of the earliest cities in Mesopotamia arose in the region of ____________.
What is Sumer.
300
Nineveh was a city of great learning in the _____________ empire.
What is Assyrian
300
Name 3 of the most influential Israelite leaders.
Who is Abraham, Moses, Saul, David, and Solomon.
300
To force people to live in another country.
What is exile
400
Veronica is a texting queen. She frequently uses acronyms like LOL, TTYL, and BFF. However, her favorite is OMG. By saying OMG, Veronica is breaking which commandment?...
Do not say the Lord's name in vain.
400
The meeting point of the Tigris and Euphrates is located in what modern day country?
What is Iraq
400
Conquest and ___________ made Babylon rich.
What is trade
400
The Israelites were enslaved in what location?
What is Egypt
400
A binding agreement
What is Covenant
500
Jim likes to tepee peoples houses. Recently, he has done it to 10 houses on the same city block. One of the residents who has been tepee’d, Old man Walter, decides that he’s had enough. Uptown one day, Walter tells his friend Horace that if he finds out who is tepee-ing the houses, he will KILL him. If Old man Walter follows up on his threat, what commandment would he break...
Do not murder
500
The Greek word Mesopotamia literally means what?
What is "between the rivers"
500
A Babylonian king named ___________________ created the Babylonian empire by uniting the cities of Sumer.
Who is Hammurabi
500
Abraham led the Israelites from Mesopotamia to a new home in ________________.
What is Canaan.
500
Market
What is bazaar
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